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A dragon!
Dragons were legendary beasts and their mythological legends could be heard all over the world. There were thousands of books for adults or illustrated books for young children that told stories about these powerful monsters capable of destroying entire cities with a single breath and capable of causing earthquakes with their stomping footsteps.
In China, dragons were a highly revered and respected species. In fact, one of the most important symbols of the Asian country was precisely the symbol of the oriental dragon which, unlike western dragons, was characterized by a long body capable of reaching hundreds or even kilometers in length and soaring through the skies like a true king!
"Although it looks like a dragon, it naturally isn't." Lilith chuckled and pointed out, "Dragons are beasts with a great talent for magic and they possess a frightfully strong physical body from the first moment they come into existence. Really, those creatures are basically a bunch of walking hacks!"
Of course, the beast half a kilometer in front of Bai Zemin was not a true dragon. However, it was true that it did look very much like one; more precisely, it was considerably similar to a western dragon.
Perhaps, the clearest difference apart from the fact that its size was not as overwhelming and the pressure exuded from its body was not as terrifying as it should be, was probably that on its back there were no fleshy wings to soar in the air.
Bai Zemin sighed and said a bit speechlessly, "That thing is clearly only in the First Order but the Soul Power inside its body is definitely higher than that of the blue-scaled snake I killed before.... Lilith, are you sure that the living beings of this world aren't advancing a little too fast?"
Lilith looked at him and rolled her eyes, "Yes, I definitely think so! Haven't you looked at yourself?"
"That's..." Bai Zemin frowned and realized that indeed maybe he wasn't the best candidate to say those words considering that in less than two months he was about to break to the Second Order stage.
"That aside..." Lilith stopped teasing him and sighed with a slight frown, "I think something isn't right here. From the moment you faced those ten First Order beasts before the Second Order Archaic Bear appeared I've been thinking that this planet called Earth seems to be moving too fast."
"Right?" Bai Zemin nodded.
"But." Lilith pointed out with a serious expression, "Animals and zombies aren't the only ones who are growing and advancing faster than natural. Leaving aside existences like you and that woman named Shangguan Bing Xue, humans are also growing too fast. The average level in your faction is around 13 at present, and if you were to focus on taking your troops to a forest to train, I'm sure that in a very short time everyone who survives will be able to reach level 25. Considering that there are several beings with great power outside, I don't think mankind is necessarily at a disadvantage."
Even though the average level of humans was much lower, Lilith's words were 100% true.
Humans had plenty of modern weaponry capable of suppressing beasts and zombies. As long as there was a sufficient supply of the necessary ammunition, then even an army of hundreds of millions of zombies would be easily flattened to nothing.
While this was not a long-term solution since except for those with real skill like Chen He kill the monster, all those who just killed by shooting like crazy would not receive any Soul Power and could not evolve, the reality was not as grim as Bai Zemin thought.
In the past, he obtained a sheepskin scroll that had information to create a substance called magic powder. This magic powder, unlike normal gunpowder, could most likely be used to devise weapons that would adapt to the Soul Record and its rules; which would eventually lead to everyone being able to evolve correctly.
All Bai Zemi needed was time and a bit of luck. As long as he could find more scrolls like magic p
powder's formula and then the materials needed to make the fabrications, then humanity would have nothing to fear.
"All right!" Bai Zemin's gaze burned with a fire filled with fighting intent and before Lilith could say anything else he leaped forward like a cannonball.
Taking advantage of the approximately 200 meters height where he was, Bai Zemin jumped high into the sky and soared swiftly over 250 meters in no time.
As he looked down, the corner of his mouth tightened horribly and a bead of sweat rolled down his face. At this point he was so high that even he was no longer so sure what he was going to do next.
"Damn, I don't think I'll break my legs!" he growled and then gritted his teeth.
Gravity Manipulation x15!
Bang!
Bai Zemin plummeted downward as if he was a meteorite breaking through the Earth's atmosphere. The air pressure around him increased as if trying to stop him, but unable to do so, it just burst out in a loud bang wherever he passed.
On the ground, the dragon-like beast abruptly opened its eyes as if realizing something and hurriedly raised its head to look at the treetops above it. Its eyes as orange as the sunset sun seemed to have the ability to see beyond the darkness and in its reptilian pupils reflected what appeared to be an object falling at surprising speed.
The monster didn't even have time to get up or launch a counterattack when the object reflected in its pupils seemed to disappear.
BOOOOOOOM!!!
A monstrous explosion similar to that of a mother bomb detonating shook the balanced calm within the dark forest. Trees two hundred meters around were ripped clean out of the ground or directly torn into pieces as they flew everywhere.
The earth shook horribly and even those beasts that were farther away felt a slight shuddering under their feet which, in conjunction with the dreadful explosion that had not yet calmed down completely, frightened them so much that they roared and began to run around in a disorderly manner.
The beasts began to fight each other and the forest that had seemed calm suddenly seemed to become agitated and savage. Roars and bangs sounded everywhere while cries followed by explosions became normal.
A single action was like throwing a one-ton stone on a lake that was previously quiet and without ripples, raising huge waves and shaking all the calmness of the place.
Roar!!!
A furious but pain-filled roar shook the area a kilometer around the center of the explosion.
A cloud of dust so large that it covered everything within five hundred meters rose high into the sky even surpassing the height of several trees and rising beyond to be greeted by the faint moonlight blocked by dark clouds.
Swoosh!
The dust cloud shuddered in a certain part and a silhouette slid backward quickly before coming to a stop on the large trunk of one of the shattered trees.
This silhouette was Bai Zemin.
"Damn!" he groaned before his mouth opened and a torrent of blood spurted out uncontrollably.
He had greatly underestimated the power of the skill Gravity Manipulation. No, perhaps it would be more accurate to say that he didn't know how powerful the skill was when he activated it to its maximum.
Bai Zemin's weight was 75 kilograms, which for his height of about 1 meter 80 centimeters was pretty good. However, he also carried a suit of armor that, although made of leather, still weighed over 4 kilograms.
Even more terrifying, on his back, he carried a huge sword that weighed about 1 ton!
By increasing gravity x15 times the norm, one could imagine how strong was the impact Bai Zemin's body received when he finally hit the ground after falling from a height of over 200 meters!
The biggest problem was that apart from not knowing how great the power behind his previous impact would be, Bai Zemin was not a genius scientist to know how gravity worked in its entirety. He had the same knowledge that most of humanity had, but that was all. Besides, he relied too much on his current physical body. He believed that with the toughness of his muscles, bones, plus his passive skill Bronze Skin, he would definitely come out unscathed.
Unfortunately, a 250-meter fall along with around 15 tons was still not something he could face without consequences.
"Fortunately I was wearing my Rank 2 armor so my internal organs only shook a little. If I had broken a leg..." Bai Zemin muttered in relief as he wiped the trace of blood at the corner of his mouth.
Lilith watched everything calmly from a distance. While she might have warned him earlier, the truth was that such knockbacks were sometimes good. Not only would they keep Bai Zemin's feet firmly on the ground but they would also give him a better understanding of what he and his skills could and could not do.
After all, it was different for her to tell him something than for him to experience it for himself.
Of course, if she thought he was going to get a bone fracture she would definitely have stopped him. A leg fracture inside this thick forest might represent the end of his life after all.
Bai Zemin looked ahead of him and the heavy dust slowly began to settle. Because a large area had been cleared of trees, the moonlight finally reached the ground inside the forest, so his vision finally became considerably brighter than before.
A crater that easily reached 500 meters had appeared where previously there had been a pile of flat earth and burnt grass. Moreover, the most terrifying thing was that the bottom of the crater easily exceeded 100 meters!
"Fuck it's mother." Bai Zemin couldn't help but curse.
Roar!
A second roar proved that the dragon-like beast had not died, and when he focused his vision he saw the beast in the center of the crater.
The only reason this monster had not died was simply because Bai Zemin never aimed to kill it in the first place. Otherwise, even if it had much more defense, it definitely could not have withstood such a vicious attack as the one before.
Still, this did not mean that the monster had managed to escape unscathed. Absolutely not.
Its tail, which was as thick as a tree trunk and whose length even exceeded that of the rest of its body, had now been completely ripped off and lay on the ground a short distance away from the main body.
A steady stream of red blood flowed out from the broken part where the tail and the body previously connected and the beast writhed in pain as it glared with its orange eyes filled with fury at Bai Zemin.
Bai Zemin sneered as he sensed the monster's anger. While he had been slightly injured, those injuries were healing at monstrous speeds at the moment and it definitely wouldn't be more than a few minutes before he returned to his peak condition once again.
Bai Zemin's nearly 400 Health points were not there just for show after all!
As Bai Zemin secretly rejoiced about his high stats, the dragon-like beast suddenly opened its lizard-like jaws wide releasing a strong smell of sulfur that brought the temperature of the place to new heights.
A moment later, a terrifying roar followed by a huge torrent of blue-colored fire shot out from the monster's mouth in the direction of Bai Zemin.
Bai Zemin didn't have a lot of time to think as the speed at which the flare was advancing was surprisingly fast. But instead of deciding to dodge the monster's attack, he decided to continue testing the limitations of his own skill so he activated Gravity Manipulation again in reverse.
When Bai Zemin activated Gravity Manipulation in reverse, what he expected was that a scene similar to when the First Order blue-scaled snake he killed a couple of hours ago spat out its poisonous mist was to occur.
However, things don't always turn out the way you expect them to.
Swoosh!
The speed at which the blue flare of fire was traveling certainly slowed down and several flames shot up into the sky lighting up the dark night. The problem was that contrary to Bai Zemin's expectations, the torrent of fire continued to move in his direction.
Taken by surprise, Bai Zemin unconsciously raised both arms in front of his face hurriedly to cover himself.
Bang!
A bang that, while inferior to the bang caused when Bai Zemin fell from the sky was still undoubtedly loud, shook the forest again on the same night and within a short space of time of the previous one.
The blue fire was bright enough to illuminate everything hundreds of meters around and the temperature of the flames was so high that the entire twenty meters around the dragon-like beast began to melt while rocks began to form small pools of lava inside the crater.
.
Swoosh!
Bai Zemin leaped hurriedly and rose high into the sky with his arms still covering the front of his body mainly focused on protecting his face.
"Fuck man..." Bai Zemin didn't know how many times he had already cursed in just one night.
A grimace of pain involuntarily appeared on his face and as he activated Gravity Manipulation in reverse on himself and the surrounding area to slow down the falling speed, he looked at his body to confirm his current condition.
His fingers were moderately burned, while nothing dangerous, it still hurt a lot. His gloves received severe burns and it was quite obvious that their durability had dropped to a point where they would not be able to withstand two attacks more of that magnitude.
As for his Bloodthirsty Wolf Full Body Armor Rank 2, some minuscule marks could be seen on the top and especially on the arm reinforcement.
To be able to affect even my Rank 2 armor that flame is definitely very dangerous! Bai Zemin thought as a spark of caution was born in his heart.
If not for the fact that he had forged equipment of considerably good quality, his entire body would have received burns worse than when he fought the First Order Blazing Beetle, and if not for the fact that the leather and materials he used to forge his equipment were of the highest category considering that the apocalypse had just begun on Earth, everything would probably have already caught fire or melted into a pile of useless junk.
Just because Bai Zemin was basically invincible among First Order existences didn't mean that he couldn't be injured if he wasn't careful!
"Fortunately it's merely a First Order beast. If he were a Second Order I could have been severely injured..." He muttered as his gaze met the monster's cold stare.
The dragon-like beast had already stood up, pushing its full height to maximum splendor. The monster was definitely a massive existence comparable to the Reinforced Iron Boar in terms of height reaching over thirty meters! Its colossal height coupled with its terrifying length made the view of the monster no different from seeing a legendary dragon!
While Bai Zemin was in the mid-air, his brain was like a supercomputer analyzing every move and every second of the previous short confrontation. It only took him two or three seconds to understand the reason why his Gravity Manipulation didn't work as it was supposed to, which eventually led to him receiving minor burns.
The beast didn't give him much time to think either anyhow. Immediately after standing up, with a large step, it crossed a distance of fifty meters in the blink of an eye and opened its maw wide for the second time.
The fire breath shot out from inside the beast and in a short time reached Bai Zemin, who because he was in mid-air could not move freely and thus had no ability to maneuver to dodge the incoming attack.
Bai Zemin snorted as he saw the tornado of blue fire flying in his direction and activated Gravity Manipulation x15, plummeting towards the ground and easily evading the attack of the monster.
However, learning from his previous experience, just before hitting the ground he activated Gravity Manipulation again but this time it was in reverse. The falling speed was drastically reduced immediately and when his feet touched the ground they barely made any sound, unlike the huge explosion that would have taken place considering his weight multiplied by fifteen.
Seeing that its attack failed to reach the hated human that injured it in such a way, and feeling the lingering pain in the back of its body, the dragon-like beast roared angrily before opening its mouth again preparing to activate its fire skill once more.
Bai Zemin could easily have ended the monster's life if he wanted to. However, since his goal was to train the pros, cons, and limits of the Gravity Manipulation skill instead of casually killing the monster, he stood patiently waiting for the attack.
Besides, he still needed to check whether his previous analysis was correct or not. If it proved to be correct, then he would only do a few more tests on this monster before killing it once and for all.
The beast could not activate its skill for the third time right away and required charging for a full two seconds. This was also understandable since its attack skill was surprisingly powerful to the point of melting rocks into lava and changing terrain almost freely. It also explained the reason why its physical body seemed to be so robust and powerful as well as the reason why its tail seemed to be a deadly weapon.
With its tail as a weapon and its body as a shield, it would be incredibly difficult to defeat this creature even while it was charging its skill!
After two seconds, a third breath of blue fire flew out towards Bai Zemin at full speed.
The smell of burning filled the air and if not for the fact that the grass several hundred meters around had already been swept away by Bai Zemin's initial attack it would definitely have caused a wildfire.
Bai Zemin half-closed his eyes and waited. Just when the fire attack was ten meters in front of him, he didn't even think twice when he activated Gravity Manipulation to its peak.
Rumble...
The ground immediately sank and the earth rumbled slightly. However, the most surprising thing was that the fire breath that was advancing in a straight line like an unstoppable laser was directly dragged to the ground!
Bang!
Flames burst everywhere uncontrollably one after another. However, these flames that had left the main flare didn't have too much power so when some of them came close to Bai Zemin he just casually hit them with the back of his hand.
"So that really was why." He said aloud with a satisfied expression on his face. "Because this monster expels breath from inside its body and continues to bestow mana to the skill until it closes its mouth completely, when I activated Gravity Manipulation inverted, the only thing that happened was that the flames flying in front flew off into the sky but the ones coming behind simply continued to charge while the new ones pushed harder, which overcame the reduced gravity effect."
As expected of you, Zemin Computer!"
Lilith's voice sounded from behind him followed by a round of clapping in praise.
"Do you want me to spank your ass again, little succubus?" He joked in good humor.
"Kya! So wild! So dominant!" Lilith put both hands to her cheeks and shook her head with a big smile on her face.
When the beast finally closed its mouth and the fire skill disappeared, smoke rose from the sides of its maw. The beast looked dazed as it saw that its skill did not work as it was supposed to work, and for a moment it seemed at a loss as to what to do next.
But seeing its hated enemy standing silently and looking at it calmly, the beast remembered the injustices it suffered and charged again. Three seconds later, the blue flame shot out once again from its mouth and burned everything in its path with seemingly unstoppable power.
Bai Zemin had kept his Gravity Manipulation skill active by 15 since that way the Mana consumption was considerably less, and since he didn't have to make any changes to the power or the way he used the skill, it wasn't necessary anyway.
Therefore, when the fire flare entered the range of effect of the skill, the same thing that happened in the previous case was repeated.
Once, twice, three, four times....
Bai Zemin tried a couple more times to be sure how the skill worked in these cases to prepare well against fire-type monsters with sustained skills like the beast in front of him.
Just like when he played video games as a kid, Bai Zemin really liked to test his strength and limits with weak enemies since only that way he would have the ability to fight to his full potential against a powerful enemy while experiencing as few unpleasant surprises as possible.
I guess that's enough for now. He thought with a slight smile, apparently feeling no pain from his slightly scorched fingers.
Just as the beast closed its mouth again after activating its skill for the tenth time, a flash of exhaustion flashed through its orange-colored eyes. Because it was a hybrid monster with a powerful magical skill and a powerful body, its optimal combat style was supposed to use both while letting its mana slowly regenerate in the midst of combat.
However, from the moment the battle started, the beast had only wanted to turn its enemy into a pile of ashes. Normally this should be the case, but unfortunately, the monster was facing a monster even more bestial than itself; which in the end resulted in it becoming fatigued.
Swoosh!
Bai Zemin leaped into the air soaring dozens of meters in the blink of an eye, and just before he started to fall, he activated Gravity Manipulation in reverse. Immediately after that, he activated Blood Manipulation.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!...
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!...
The dragon-like monster did not know when but suddenly found itself surrounded by a large number of chains formed from its own blood. Even before the beast could react, a dozen thick chains the size of a burly adult man locked around its four limbs, its neck, and its mouth was tightly sealed shut.
Bang!
The chains tightened and the beast's four limbs came together, so that the monster ended up falling heavily to the ground after losing its balance.
The beast tried to roar in anger, but the blood chains that bound its mouth only crackled without breaking immediately. The rest of the blood chains that tied it also tightened and the cracks began to spread one after another at surprising speeds; it wouldn't be strange if the next moment they broke.
Swoosh!
Just then, the wind suddenly trembled and the beast turned its eyes to look up.
In the monster's pupils, just as happened when it was sleeping, was reflected a silhouette plummeting at speeds simply too fast from a height of over a hundred meters; after all the monster was still inside the huge crater!
"You were a good punching bag!" Bai Zemin thanked with a slightly fierce smile on his face as he clenched his fist and punched forward without holdinback in the slightest.
A fist that besides containing 371 Strength points also contained the falling speed of over a hundred meters boosted by an increased x15 gravity!
You have received the Soul Power of First Order Infernal Scaled Lizard level 49. You have received Strength +15, Magic +10, Mana +6]
"Phew..." Bai Zemin relaxed and let out an exaggerated sigh as if he had just faced the most terrifying beast in the universe.
"You are exaggerated. You were clearly playing with that little monster." Lilith appeared at his side and joked.
"What part of this looks small to you?" Bai Zemin looked at her dumbfounded and pointed out, "This monster is over thirty meters tall and its body length is practically comparable to that First Order snake I killed earlier if we add the tail I cut off before the fight started."
Lilith looked at him with a teasing smile and said playfully, "Size is important, no doubt about it... But more important is knowing how to use it~"
Bai Zemin looked at her in blank stare for several seconds before commenting dumbfoundedly, "Lilith... Have I ever told you that you're a shameless pervert?"
"Oh, you have many times sweetie~" Lilith smiled cutely and then said in a tender voice, "But you don't need to praise me so much~ Just tell me what you want, and maybe you'll get it tonight~"
Cough! Cough!
Several fierce coughs broke the slight silence that had been born in the surroundings after Bai Zemin had killed the First Order Infernal Scaled Lizard.
"I really can't win against your shamelessness, woman." He sighed after calming down. When he heard the tender little voice Lilith spoke with, Bai Zemin had felt his legs weaken as if the strength magically escaped out of his body.
"Hehe~" Lilith smiled again. She looked like a little girl who had just been praised by her parents as she looked really happy with Bai Zemin's 'praise' towards her.
Seeing her like this, Bai Zemin shook his head and sat on the giant monster's back. Then, he looked at his hands for several seconds before calmly commenting, "But this statistic Health really is something... Look, my scorched skin and burnt flesh started to fall off while the tissues are moving at such a high speed that I can see it with my naked eyes."
Lilith put a bit of strength into the tip of her foot and with an elegant leap brimming with grace, she elevated dozens of meters in a second before landing softly on the lifeless beast's back. She leaned forward slightly and observed the burn on Bai Zemin's hands with a serious expression.With the dim moonlight shining behind her, Lilith truly looked like a goddess of benevolence; this was so even with the sky completely filled with dark clouds so one could imagine how beautiful she would look with the moon and stars in the background.
Bai Zemin lost himself for a few seconds looking at her charming face. No matter what part of her very existence he looked at, he had to admit that he would probably never be bored; from the definition of her fragile jaw to the tip of her small forehead, everything was simply perfect beyond all possible description.
"Although your Health stat is monstrously high considering your current level, you'd better be more careful in the future."
Lilith's voice brought Bai Zemin out of his inner thoughts in a second. He quickly looked at his own hands and acted calmly as he said, "Oh? Why is that so?"
Lilith didn't seem to notice that he was looking at her with unfocused eyes as she continued, "From a certain level within the Second Order, some beasts will begin to control their own vicious mana well, while humans will also gain more knowledge about the mana inside their bodies. As a consequence, battles will become a lot more dangerous as the enemies' mana will start trying to corrode you from the inside out... Do you know what this means?"
Bai Zemin's expression froze upon hearing this. He suddenly no longer felt like worrying about the beautiful woman in front of him.
With a deep frown, he said in a serious voice, "The affected body and soul will have to work overtime not only to heal the wounds suffered but also to calm or eliminate the enemy mana attacking from the inside."
"Yup." Lilith nodded calmly before turning her back to him and looking up at the dark sky above her head. "But, you don't have to worry about it for now."
"... What do you mean?" Bai Zemin asked as he looked at her back.
It looked so fragile. So small. So weak.
Who knew that in reality, the woman he was looking at right now actually possessed one of the most dreadful strengths in the current universe.
However, as he looked at her small back, Bai Zemin didn't know why he suddenly got the feeling that Lilith may not be as strong as she pretended to be nor as out of everyone's reach as he egotistically assumed.
As he stared at her jet black dress swinging gently in the swaying of the cool night breeze, while occasionally catching a small glimpse of her legs that seemed as perfect as crystal ivory, Bai Zemin felt that the woman in front of his eyes probably carries a burden no less than the one he was carrying right now... It may even be even heavier and harsher.Lilith naturally neither knew nor had the slightest notion about Bai Zemin's thoughts. Her gaze was lost beyond the high clouds in the sky and she said in her always calm and demure voice: "What I mean is, since the Earth is advancing considerably fast and so are its inhabitants, it is likely that the Second Order will not be enough for the beasts and humans to learn to control the mana to use it as a form of indirect attack. While there could be exceptions to this rule, I believe that most will only be able to start doing such a thing from the Third Order onward."
Bai Zemin nodded without saying anything more about it.
Since that was the case, then there was really nothing to worry about. He hadn't even advanced to level 50 to realize his mission to advance to Second Order so there was no need to think about such distant matters as the Third Order. Still, it was good to know in advance the problems he might face at any moment.
Besides, he suddenly felt a bit uncomfortable about that strange feeling that suddenly appeared all over him so he didn't feel particularly eager to talk about such matters either.
"Mm?"
Perhaps realizing that something was wrong with the atmosphere, or maybe worried about the lack of an answer, Lilith slowly turned around and looked at him before asking in confusion, "Everything okay?"
Bai Zemin looked at her and his two dark eyes met her bright red eyes. He hesitated for a moment but finally said firmly, "Lilith... Even though I don't know what's so important that you need my help.... Considering how powerful you are, it definitely shouldn't be easy if even you can't accomplish it. But I promise that I will do everything I can to help you grant your wish."
Lilith looked surprised for a moment, and she simply stared at him with a dazed and surprised expression. It was only after a great breeze of wind hit the forest that she finally seemed to wake up and smiled bitterly as she muttered words that even being so close to her, Bai Zemin could not hear.
* * *
"I guess that's enough for now." Bai Zemin stood up and played with his hands for a moment as he checked the inner condition of his body.
The slight internal injuries he had suffered after enduring a heavy amount of weight when he activated Gravity Manipulation x15 by falling from a great height had already healed almost completely after half an hour while the wounds on his hands took a little less time to heal completely; only 20 minutes or so.
After making sure that there would be no problem fighting a tough battle to the death in case he ran into trouble, Bai Zemin jumped off the beast's body and searched for a Soul Stone nearby.
The large monster's head had exploded into a bloody mess with flesh and bone fragments flying uncontrollably all over the place after being smashed by Bai Zemin's heavy fist. At that moment the beast had lost the natural mana protection surrounding its body as it was too exhausted after attacking with its magic skill constantly without rest, so, despite its defenses, it could not take even a single fist from him.
It was a bit challenging to search for a Soul Stone in the midst of such a huge mess of blood and flesh as they were too small objects in comparison; because the beast's head alone was roughly the size of an average house, one could imagine how disastrous the scene was after such a thing completely exploded.
Unfortunately, this time he was not as lucky as when he killed the blue-scaled snake since the Infernal Scaled Lizard had not formed a Soul Stone inside it. However, this did not mean that he was empty-handed as he received a red orb.
Although Bai Zemin was not interested in normal treasures, he decided to keep it and check the contents of the orb later. It probably meant that the treasure inside was destined for some soul evolver with certain merits.
Bai Zemin lifted the giant beast's body after activating Gravity Manipulation again. But even then it was not an easy task to lift the monstrous weight of the Infernal Scaled Lizard as it easily weighed at least ten times more than the blue-scaled snake.
When Bai Zemin arrived at the western gate of the base he was greeted by a large team of armed men along with several cargo vehicles and a group of 20 survivors with sturdy bodies and some of them experienced in controlling machinery.
Regardless of whether it was the gunmen or the survivors, they all gasped at the sight of the massive body of the beast in front of them. Unconsciously, they looked at Bai Zemin's body right next to the headless monster and could not help but compare the sizes between the two beings.
How could one person lift such a gigantic thing?! Everyone had the same doubt. That monster definitely weighed at least five times more than a war tank!
Of course, if it weren't for the fact that he had reduced the gravity around him and the monster, he definitely wouldn't have been able to lift it. Even with his monstrously high Strength, Bai Zemin had not reached that level yet.
"Leader..." A middle-aged man approached Bai Zemin with a respectful expression and eyes glittering with veneration.
After exchanging a few words, the middle-aged man said a bit worriedly, "I'm afraid the crane won't be able to lift the weight of this beast... Besides, even though the trucks were properly modified following Miss Shangguan's orders and instructions, I'm afraid it might collapse as well..."
While the wheels of the vehicles had been changed to hard and tough mutated beast bones that were strong enough to support the weight of a monster on the level of the blue-scaled snake, the First Order Infernal Scaled Lizard was on a completely different level.
Bai Zemin frowned slightly when he heard this. He definitely hadn't taken that problem into account before as he believed that trucks and cargo tractors would be enough.
Even worse, he hadn't expected that even the crane wouldn't have the strength to lift the weight. While several parts were replaced with mutated beast tendons, which strengthened the machine's grip and endurance, something still needed to be done about the tongs.
Because there was a lot of work to be done as Bai Zemin wanted to move the entire camp to his real base as quickly as possible, many things had to be temporarily put aside to focus on what was most important.
This was one of the clear consequences of rushing things too much, as while you may get what you wanted earlier, many things will get lost along the way that could end up giving you a severe headache in the long run.
Just as Bai Zemin was about to decide to leave the body there and then move it himself later when he returned from the forest for the last time, a silhouette appeared in his range of vision.
This silhouette was thin and smaller than him in comparison. However, the charming and seductive curves of its body made it clear that it was a woman.
Dressed in deep blue armor with a beautiful light blue sword at her waist, Shangguan Bing Xue approached with her characteristic cold and indifferent expression that seemed to suggest everyone stay as far away from her as possible.
Even though she was just walking, her speed was fast enough to close a few meters with each step she took and from the point of view of the survivors and militants who were just normal humans, it was as if she were teleporting short distances.