Chapter 44: Chapter 44: Sewn Monster Pato
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[Thorny Round Shield (Green)]
[Quality: Refined]
[Shield Defense: 85]
[Blocking Chance: 30%]
[Durability: 200]
[Skill: Thorn Rebound lv3 (When attacked, inflicts counterattack damage equal to 5% of the damage value on the attacker)]
No wonder it’s green equipment, and it even comes with an lv3 counterattack skill. Although its effect is not as strong as the Thorn Armor of the Undead, it works perfectly when used with a shield.
It can directly strengthen the counterattack rhythm after defense.
Zong Shen put the [Sunken Kite Shield] into the storage grid. After all, it was the equipment that accompanied him from the start, and he planned to bring it back to the territory as a memento.
Then, he happily grabbed the [Thorny Round Shield], the thick vine handle gave a strong sense of security.
Now, Zong Shen had essentially completed a full set of upgrades, definitely considered a super-luxurious setup among peers.
Exploring outside still carries risks.
Like the unfortunate one who died at the hands of a Mutated Ghoul.
Having a powerful Fire Mage soldier, this setup could rank in the upper reaches even on the second day of the Lord’s progress.
But just because of blind exploration, he died in the dark dungeon prayer room.
Losing the chance to continue developing and surviving in this world.
Zong Shen couldn’t put down the new shield.
He held it in his hand and continued to search.
He came to a house mentioned in the strategy with scattered materials.
[Iron ×37]
[Secret Silver ×13]
[Copper ×11]
[Refined Forging Alloy ×2]
[Basic Wood Rune ×2]
Another wave of resources.
Among them, the [Refined Forging Alloy] and [Basic Wood Rune], along with the previous [Basic Fire Rune] are all new material resources.
All resources were collected.
Luckily, Zong Shen’s storage grid was ample.
Plus, similar resources can be stacked up to 400 per grid.
Sufficient for Zong Shen’s long-term exploration and resource collection.
The end of this passageway was a wide staircase leading upward.
"Let’s go up."
Zong Shen said slowly.
He led the way toward the staircase.
Ascending approximately five stories in height along the staircase.
The group appeared in a dim hall.
This seemed like a sealed-off part of some kind of ruin.
The ceiling was all a crisscrossing support of collapsed rooftops.
Scattered stones littered the floor.
Among them, some broken skeletal remains were visible.
After the previous round of search and adjustment.
Favide and Tasuya’s mana had recovered significantly.
Zong Shen took out several pieces of wood from the storage grid, casually tossing them on the ground.
"Favide, come and start a fire."
Favide, hearing the words, raised the magic staff and began to chant.
After 2 seconds, a small fireball formed, hitting the wooden pieces, starting to burn.
The fire illuminated the entire enclosed ruin hall.
They instantly discovered the target.
In the middle of the hall stood a huge rectangular stone table.
This stone table was half broken.
On the tabletop lay an enormous and bloated humanoid figure.
Like a two-meter-tall fat man.
It had a body, limbs, and a head, but it looked entirely out of proportion.
There was an extremely strange feeling to it.
As the group moved closer.
They finally understood where the lack of coordination came from.
Its body was covered in countless knife marks and long stitch lines.
Especially the limbs and body, all cobbled together, with mismatched hands and feet.
Each hand held a cleaver as large as a small door panel.
A gash opened in the chest where the heart was initially located.
A small arm had been stitched there.
Torn wounds were everywhere around the waist, oozing pale yellow fat.
This monster had two heads.
The mission target Zong Shen needed.
Otelan Yu Feng’s head.
Was stitched onto this monster’s neck, becoming the other head.
The characteristic dual horns on the forehead of the Demon Hunter, just like the one depicted in the murals.
While Zong Shen and the others were observing.
This monster moved.
Its name and level began to appear above its head.
[Sewn Monster Pato lv18 (Blue)]
[Blue Captain Level]
[Race: Undead Race]
[Slashing Damage: 82～85]
[Life Value: 800]
[Armor Value: 26]
[Magic Resistance: 20]
[Skill: Rotting Poison Qi lv10 (Releases a circular poisonous gas fog with a diameter of 10 meters, causing continuous damage and slowing enemy movement speed by 20%, toxic damage 35 points/s) Dismemberment lv10 (Pato’s arm in the chest can grasp enemies within two meters, restraining them and rendering them unable to act for 3 seconds, then uses dual blades for dismembering slashes) Passive Skill Rotting Flesh Heap (Pato plunders part of a killed enemy’s body, converting it into attributes to strengthen itself)]
(Although defined as an undead race, in reality, it is a war machine produced by evil human experiments, evil, powerful, capable of flattening everything)
(It’s suggested you shouldn’t face it head-on, remain agile and maneuverable)
Strong, too strong!
This is the most powerful monster in terms of attributes that Zong Shen has seen so far.
No obvious weaknesses.
Both offense and defense are very strong.
It also has a control skill [Dismemberment].
Once caught by it, it’s almost equivalent to a death sentence.
With the attack power of this Sewn Monster, even the Wolf Riders or their Giant Wolves are at risk of being instantly killed.
At this moment, the Sewn Monster was slowly awakening.
Zong Shen turned back to look at the passage they came from.
Recalling the terrain along the way.
Suddenly, he raised his eyebrows, seemingly thinking of a strategy.
"Prepare for long-range attacks!"
"Just one round, after firing, we’ll retreat and use the miscellaneous debris and stones from the previous room to construct a temporary defense line, then conduct another round of long-range attacks, finally retreating to the prayer room behind the Rune Gate!"
Zong Shen quickly instructed.
Took out the [Hunting Crossbow] that was previously loaded and aimed.
Tasuya and Favis both began chanting magic.
Double Death Spirit Arrow and Explosive Fireball shot out!
The Wolf Cavalry each had 7 short spears left.
They also started throwing with full force!
At this time, the Sewn Monster had just gotten up.
Despite its extremely uncoordinated limbs and bloated body, its speed was not much affected.
Striding rapidly towards Zong Shen and the others.
Both stitched heads had their mouths open, roaring.
However, after just two steps, it ran into Zong Shen and the others’ first wave of long-range attacks.
The fastest were the magics from the two mages.
The two Spirit Arrows shot onto the Sewn Monster, dissipating into black death energy, entangling in the wounds.
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Inflicting two damages simultaneously.
Next came the Explosive Fireball!
A fireball the size of a basin shot over like a meteor, slamming into Pato’s body, causing a violent explosion that knocked Pato’s massive form back two steps.
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