thefictionvixens Chapter 107 Slaying
Chapter 107 Slaying
After Thor tentatively retrieved two gold coins from the abandoned dungeon, he didn't rush back down. Instead, he patiently waited for several more days. Seeing that there were no further chain reactions, he finally grew bolder.
Under his command, a group of kobolds and boarmen, carrying sturdy sacks, began their journey south over the mountains.
They would stop not far from the entrance to the abandoned dungeon, waiting for the black-feathered eagles to retrieve the treasure. Once collected, they would bring it back to their dragon lord, Thor.
As a creature that lives in a fantasy world and is bathed in magical energy, the Black Feather Eagle has a much stronger carrying capacity than other birds of prey of the same size in reality, and can carry about 5 kilograms of weight each time.
It was seen constantly traveling back and forth between the abandoned dungeon and the outside world, transporting out various gold coins, jewels, and rare ores little by little, hiding them in a secluded place, waiting for the kobolds and boarmen to come and collect them.
As Thor was fully focused on manipulating his new "toy," navigating the abandoned dungeon like a claw machine, his gaze inadvertently swept across the area and he noticed new notifications appearing below his line of sight.
Spiritual Essence Fragment +0.1.
Spiritual Essence Fragment +0.1.
Spiritual Essence Fragment +0.1.
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This immediately piqued his curiosity. After careful observation, he discovered that a new notification would pop up almost every 5 minutes.
Where did they come from? Are they their subordinates? But why is it so regular?
After a brief moment of thought, Thor had a guess in his mind.
After the Black Feathered Eagle left the abandoned dungeon with another rhombus-shaped gem in its hand, it did not return immediately but instead perched on a birch tree and waited quietly.
Five minutes passed quickly, but this time, no new notification appeared.
Upon seeing this, Thor immediately realized that the sealed creature had not given up, but had simply changed its strategy.
It might have thought that the reason the previous attacks on the bats were ineffective was because the mental connection between the bats and Thor was too weak to withstand too much power.
So this time, it plans to slowly boil the frog in lukewarm water, gradually seeping in and eroding it, accumulating little by little, to achieve its ulterior motives.
Thor, who hadn't expected such a good thing, couldn't help but laugh.
Five minutes yields 0.1 essence, an hour yields more than 1 point, and a day can yield around 10 points.
Although it's not a lot, it allows me to eat a few more energy crystals every day, and over time, it adds up to a considerable amount.
After the black-feathered eagle had been busy for several hours, Thor summoned it back. Then, the kobolds fed it fresh meat, and after a period of rest, it resumed its work.
To enhance the bird's stamina, Thor even took some dragon crystal powder from his own food and mixed it into the scraps of meat he fed it.
More than a month has passed in the blink of an eye, and the first caravan that passed through the canyon has not yet returned, but a new caravan has already passed by.
Saul still intended to do things the old way, demanding that they hand over all their money, half of their goods, and a quarter of their population.
But this caravan wasn't as sensible as the last one.
One of the guards, whether out of fear or on purpose, suddenly fired a crossbow bolt while Thor wasn't looking, and it struck him in the chest with a "clang".
Bright sparks flew from the thick, crimson scales, which resembled plate armor, and the steel arrowhead was deflected without leaving a scratch.
Feeling the slight touch on his chest, Thor couldn't help but grin, revealing a ferocious sneer.
The dozens of essence energy crystals and ores he consumes daily are no joke; now, with his scales covering his body, he can almost completely ignore most ordinary weapons and low-level magical equipment.
Even if an army of ten thousand men were to besiege them, without powerful siege equipment, they would only be able to die of exhaustion in despair.
However, just because you weren't hurt doesn't mean that such offensive behavior can be forgiven.
A burst of scorching dragon breath erupted, and a raging river of flames stretched for nearly 40 meters, instantly engulfing more than half of the caravan.
The fear and despair they exuded all transformed into the essence that kept flashing below Thor's line of sight, adding further clues.
If you glance at the balance at this point, you'll find it's already reached 1225.
This was even after his body grew and his appetite increased, with most of his essence going towards food expenses.
After teaching this arrogant caravan a lesson and burning more than half of the unfortunate caravan members, Thor spared the remaining lucky ones.
Keeping them around not only serves as a warning to other caravans, but also better promotes our reputation.
Seeing these terrified humans return like stray dogs, Thor couldn't help but smile with pleasure, then turned and flew back to his lair.
Now that I've accumulated enough essence, it's time to extract my third intermediate monster template.
As usual, he exchanged all his excess essence for various crystals and ores, stuffing them into his mouth like candy.
Then the kobolds brought out the food they had prepared in advance, and he ate almost a whole bison in one go before finally settling down in a comfortable position, completely satisfied.
After silently praying for Tiamat's blessing, hoping the old man would bring him good luck, Thor focused his mind on the wheel in his mind and slammed it hard on the fourth wheel.
A full 1000 points of essence were instantly transformed into starlight and poured into it, the neon-like light points flashing and stopping on a small square.
On the square, painted in red and blue, was a ferocious armored Tyrannosaurus Rex. Upon seeing its blade-like tail, Thor immediately realized what it was.
Congratulations! You have obtained the [Dragon Slayer] monster template. Do you want to extract it now? Yes/No.
Thor began to recall information about the monster—a creature hailed as the coolest beast dragon species.
Its appearance is like an enlarged version of a carnivorous carnivore, but its whole body is covered with a metallic red carapace, it has two horns on its head, blue spines that rise like flames on its back, and a tail that takes up half of its body length, like a giant ship-slaying sword.
This is undoubtedly an extremely powerful monster. Not only does its thick carapace provide strong defense, but its blade-like tail can also deliver devastating blows.
It is said that even Deviljho, which occupies a higher ecological niche, would not easily provoke it unless it was extremely hungry.
Thor looked at his long tail, which was more than half the length of his body, and imagined the terrifying destructive power it could cause if it were transformed into a blade and swung around. He immediately chose "Yes".