193: Swamp Monitor

Beast Pet: Ancient Overlord. Extremely Cold Dragon.

Nickname: Ice Purity.

Gender: Female.

Age: Two months (Juvenile Stage)

Rank: Rank 70.

Tier: Ancestral Divine Beast.

Talent: Infinite Growth (SSS)

Four-dimensional Attributes: Strength 3750; Wisdom 3750; Physique 3750; Agility 3750. (Without any BUFFs, equipment, or item enhancements.)

Skills: Frost Body (SSS), Extreme Cold Breath (SSS), Ice Hell (SSS), Dragon Might (SSS), Frost Fury (SSS)

Loyalty: 100.

Equipment: None.

Introduction: Omitted.

Beast Pet: Nine-tailed Celestial Fox.

Nickname: Susu.

Gender: Female.

Age: One month (Juvenile Stage)

Rank: Rank 70.

Tier: Ancestral Divine Beast.

Talent: Infinite Growth (SSS)

Four-dimensional Attributes: Strength 3550; Wisdom 4250; Physique 3550; Agility 3650. (Without any BUFFs, equipment, or item enhancements.)

Skills: Illusory Body (SSS), Scarlet Eyes (SSS), Bewitching All Living Things (SSS), Nine-tailed World Destruction (SSS), Mark of Enslavement (SSS).

Loyalty: 100.

Equipment: None.

Introduction: Omitted.

Ice Purity and Susu are currently both Rank 70, with ten Ranks of room for improvement before reaching the limit of their youth stage.

For this trip to the Barren Land, Wang Chen had taken a full month's leave from school and brought ample supplies in his storage equipment.

This month would be enough to raise Ice Purity and Susu's Ranks to Rank 80, the limit of their youth stage, giving them the strength to contend head-on with Rank 4 Awakeners.

Moreover, by that time, Wang Chen would receive the attribute feedback from these ten Ranks, and his attributes would also greatly increase.

With the tacit agreement between them, even if they faced an elite Rank 4 Awakener squad, they would have a considerable chance of victory.

"The Skeleton Lord has tens of thousands of subordinates. If those Adventurer Groups and guilds make a move, they will definitely choose to do so when the Skeleton Lord's helpers have been mostly cleared out."

"I still have plenty of time. Before they make their move, I'll first raise my strength to the maximum extent possible."

Sitting in a sheltered mountain hollow, Wang Chen unrolled a simple map of the Barren Land and circled two areas on it.

He had traded for this map with a Awakener he had met earlier. It briefly marked the conditions and dangerous zones of the Barren Land, which could provide him with some reference for his upcoming actions.

The two areas Wang Chen selected were the leveling spots he planned to clear out for a period of time.

According to increasing danger, the various areas on the map were marked with black, red, blue, and white.

Black areas had a challenge Rank of Rank 130 or above.

Red areas had a challenge Rank between Rank 80 and Rank 130.

Blue and white areas had a challenge Rank between Rank 40 and Rank 80. Because some of these areas often had wild monsters above Rank 80 appearing, even with the same challenge Rank, the danger was divided into two levels.

The two areas Wang Chen chose were red areas with a challenge Rank between Rank 80 and Rank 130.

One was inhabited by Rank 90 Swamp Basilisks, and the other by Rank 100 Ghouls.

These two areas were conveniently located around the Skeleton Lord's territory.

After Wang Chen cleared out the wild monsters in these two areas, he could directly detour to the Skeleton Lord's side to join the fun.

Originally...

He had initially planned to directly cause trouble for the Skeleton Lord's subordinates, but after thinking it over, he gave up on the idea.

Ice Purity and Susu's strength was too eye-catching. If they were noticed by the scouts of Adventurer Groups and guild forces beforehand, he wouldn't be able to fish in troubled waters.

"That's basically it!"

After arranging his upcoming itinerary, Wang Chen carefully confirmed his direction, then put away the map.

"Let's go!"

"First, let's go find trouble with the Swamp Basilisks!"

Calling out to the two little ones, Wang Chen moved his feet and leaped directly from the top of the hill.

Bang!

The next second, he crashed onto the ground at the edge of the Swamp like a cannonball.

Whoosh! Whoosh!!

Instantly, the Basilisks rolling in the Swamp were startled, their Scarlet Eyes fixed on the uninvited guest who had intruded into their territory.

"Roar, roar, roar!"

When they clearly recognized the identity of this uninvited guest, every single Swamp Basilisk roared with excitement.

Human!

A human actually dared to intrude into their territory!

It seemed they would have an extra meal today!

"Roar, roar, roar!!!"

Without any hesitation, the Swamp Basilisks all went crazy, their Scarlet Eyes filled with undisguised ferocity, rushing towards their prey, vying with each other.

As if delaying for even one second,

the delicious flesh and blood would benefit their companions.