1373 Slaying the Underworld Monarch Frog (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
Zhao Manyan stepped forward when the others were backing away. The soldiers fleeing for their lives were impressed by his courage.
When Zhao Manyan made it to the front, the Underworld Monarch Frog's deadly tongue was already flying toward him. The angle it was coming from and the power it contained were clearly going to sweep a dozen people into its stomach!
The soldiers on the front line were mostly elites, consisting of talented Intermediate and Advanced Mages. They did not suffer many casualties when fighting against the Yoked, but whenever the Underworld Monarch Frog made its move, their only outcome was to be eaten like the lowliest insects!
”Baxia Seal, Skytemper Rocks, Eyes of the Rock Demon, Titan Body!” Zhao Manyan yelled at the top of his lungs and spread his hands like wings, blocking for the soldiers.
His eyes emitted a blue-brown light. His body was engulfed in the brilliant glow of the Earth Element!
The Baxia Seal circled around him. The brilliant light of the Earth Element outlining Zhao Manyan pushed forward. The outline would expand a few times for every meter it covered. When it reached twenty meters away, its outline had turned into a giant!
Its body was made of blue-brown rocks, its shape exactly the same as Zhao Manyan, its arms spread wide. Just as everyone thought the Underworld Monarch Frog was going to eat them all, the giant rock statue defended them all!
The Underworld Monarch Frog's tongue landed on the giant rock statue. Even though it managed to break the statue into pieces, and even though Zhao Manyan spit out a mouthful of blood from the feedback he received, he did not allow any damage to be inflicted on the soldiers...
Zhao Manyan staggered a few steps back, but he was wearing a reckless grin.
Ruler-level!
So what if it was an attack from a Ruler-level creature, he still managed to resist it!
The captain with the Earth Element standing beside Zhao Manyan stared at his smiling face like he was looking at a monster...
An Advanced Mage who could resist the full strength of a Ruler-level creature? Was he even human!?
Most Super Mages did not prioritize improving their defenses, so they were very vulnerable when facing Ruler-level creatures. However, this young man had actually resisted a Ruler-level creature's attack. The giant statue slowly collapsing to the ground was like Zhao Manyan himself. The captain was beyond impressed!
Bin Wei, who had failed to stop the Underworld Monarch Frog busy, gasped in disbelief. She initially thought the troop on the front line was going to suffer incredible losses. She did not expect the pompous young man to possess such remarkable strength. He had really stopped the Underworld Monarch Frog's attack!
The Titan Body's defense was so outstanding that even a Ruler-level creature could not break through it easily...
They all thought the defensive Runes of the Yoked were incredibly powerful, but it turned out that the person with the greatest defense was in the Northguard Fortress. It explained why the troop had managed to get so far this time!
The Underworld Monarch Frog's strength was solely in its powerful attacks, its undodgeable rolling tongue, and the Yoked that were its slaves. When Zhao Manyan used the Titan Body to stop its attack, it basically destroyed the Underworld Monarch Frog's plan to wipe out the troop of Battlemages. The Battlemages quickly withdrew to a safe distance with the time that Zhao Manyan had bought them.
They had killed a dozen Runic Yoked in a short period of time, and taken down hundreds of the Yoked, too. The number of the Yoked were dropping rapidly. The Underworld Monarch Frog bellowed furiously, yet its movements were restrained by Bin Wei's outstanding Plant Magic!
”I found another one!” The morale of the troop rose tremendously after Zhao Manyan defended the soldiers with the Titan Body.
Morale played an important role in a battle. The Underworld Monarch Frog was like an unstoppable devil to the soldiers. There were deaths whenever it attacked, but if someone managed to step forward and stop the Underworld Monarch Frog's attacks, it was like giving the soldiers a powerful stim pack. Even though Zhao Manyan was only able to stop the attack once, it was still completely different than trembling in fear and waiting for their deaths previously!
”Don't you dare run away! Lightning Swordbird, get him!” An expert of the Summoning Element locked his gaze on a Runic Yoked that was fleeing toward the Underworld Monarch Frog.
A bird covered with feathers flickering with lightning and wings resembling huge fans of swords dove from the sky. Its Summoner stood up on the back of the Lightning Swordbird and fired Giant Shadow Spikes down. They picked out the Runic Yoked from among the Yoked and nailed it to the spot.
The Lightning Swordbird swept past the Yoked and grabbed the Runic Yoked with its claws.
The Yoked tried to grab onto the Runic Yoked to prevent it from being abducted, but the Lightning Swordbird immediately unleashed lightning swords, stabbing down at them.
The Lightning Element had a strong penetrating nature, the unique trait of the Lightning Element. Even the Yoked's incredible defenses were not so effective against the Lightning Element!
The lightning swords knocked a bunch of the Yoked to the ground. The Runic Yoked was unable to escape the claws, and was lifted into the sky!