Chapter 159: Metamorphosis
The Count quickened his pace, he didn't want to see his friend die on his back, so he hoped to find something ahead that would keep Fioni alive. But how hopeless is this, the space formed by the corpse of the giant is almost all that is covered with sand and huge white bones, where is there anything that can come in handy? Impatience, so that Lothar fell into some kind of abnormal state, if it is an ordinary person, his ideas can not be achieved at most only briefly into anger and sadness, of course, this time will vary from person to person. But for Lothar, who is no longer human, a strong emotion is likely to become a huge obsession, forcing him to do something he never thought of.
The brisk walk gradually turned into running, and without the fatigue and dietary restrictions, Lothar did not know how fast and far she could run. At this time, he didn't bother to think about these questions, he only knew that he had to find something that could keep Fioni's life alive, and if there was no one ahead, then move on. Under the influence of such a morbid obsession, Lothar gradually lost himself in this space, he did not remember the bones he saw along the way, and naturally he did not know which part of the giant's body he ran to, and as for the salt line drawn by the shell people, it was ignored by Lothar.
So the natives in the darkness found him. The ugly toad-like monsters, formed from the bone marrow of giants, sensed that someone was running fast around them. And they're not as easy-going as the shell people. "Ahh If a normal person faced such an opponent in the dark, he would definitely be very embarrassed, because as a human combat common sense, he would instinctively equate the opponent's attack range with himself, but in this way, he would miss the real attack route of these monsters. However, Lothar is no longer a normal person.
Justice of the Fool, the battle axe, once known as Hearn's Hand and used as a special weapon for the execution of nobles in the kingdom of the Greylion, took on its true form in Lothar's hand, a witch-hunting knife with a golden body and a lion carved with an axe blade. In order to disguise this overly glamorous weapon in Heartless Bay, the Grey-robed Mage used magic and other means to camouflage it before Lothar set out, changing its carving to a giant octopus that was more in line with the coastal style, and changing its color from gold to a dull iron-gray. However, the nature of the witch hunting knife and its connection to Lothar were never affected, and whenever the Count faced against those magical enemies, the battle axe still shimmered with a faint golden light.
But this time is different. When Lothar once again habitually drew his weapon and swung it into battle, the witch-hunting knife became dead. This reaction was in stark contrast to the fierce resistance of the Count when he had just recovered. Lothar used his battle axe with aplomb, dodging the Toad Monster's attacks while still carrying his companion on his back and chopping off its head with an axe. But that didn't feel right, now he wielded the tomahawk like he was wielding an iron rod that had not been finely forged, and although the feel and weight were well known to the user, there was no connection between it and the user. It felt worse than when she first got the tomahawk, and it exacerbated the displeasure in Lothar's heart.
More monsters pounced, but the Count did not choose to flee, and the restlessness in his heart made him throw himself into battle to alleviate the pain in his heart. In many cases, these toad monsters are intractable enemies, with slime on their bodies to reduce the damage caused by weapons, barbed hands and feet to scratch flesh and tear off the armor of their victims, not to mention the sticky, slender tongues in their mouths. When multiple toad monsters attack together, even a combat-trained witch like Karen will fall by surprise. Even when the team first entered the area, they were forced to flee in confusion by the wave of toad monsters, and finally collapsed the giant's vertebrae in a panic.
However, at this time, even if the weapon in his hand is only an iron rod, it has a sharp blade that can cut through the flesh of monsters, which is enough for Lothar now. How terrible can a tireless warrior be with great martial arts and anger? I'm afraid many people don't know about it, because most indefatigable people are undead, and they tend not to like hand-to-hand combat, and only a handful of heroes who have been given the mythical artifact of endless energy can do this. But those heroes were never always full of anger, at least their anger was mortal rage, and the anger that burned in Lothar's hole at this time was more twisted and strange than ever.
Moves, moves, Lothar had never had such a hearty battle, despite carrying people on his back, but he no longer needed to think about his physical exertion and injuries on his body, anyway, his injuries were already so serious, what if they were more terrifying? and the Toad Monsters' lack of powerful attacks that could cause people to break bones was also the main reason why they couldn't compete with the Count, their barbs and corrosive slime could make the living feel pain and fear, but they couldn't stop the undead. The screams in the darkness and the sound of flesh being cut off came and went.
But gradually, in the process of killing the Toad Monster, Lothar noticed two things. The first is Fioni on his back. It stands to reason that being carried on the back of someone to participate in a battle of this intensity, even the tenacious vitality of the shapeshifter should be exhausted and return to the embrace of their home. The truth is that Fioni's life has gradually stabilized in the midst of Lothar's incessant killing. This thing sounds incredible, but it is not impossible, although the shell man and the toad monster are both part of the body of the giant, but the stacking of matter alone cannot give birth to new life, and the creation of life has its own mysterious and wonderful opportunity.
As for the catalyst for the catalyzing of these two species, it is the vitality of the Thunder Giant itself. Therefore, every time Lothar kills a toad monster, a small amount of life breath will escape from its body, these life breaths are extremely weak, embarrassing and useful, but the count is now completely a killing machine, and in the accumulation of a lot, they are inhaled by Fioni to relieve the dying injury. Of course, Lothar couldn't figure it out in such a short period of time, but he already knew that killing could save his friend's life, and that was enough.
And the second thing is about the Toad Monster. In a few battles with these things, neither the witch nor Lothar had ever really defeated them, so little is known about the characteristics of these creatures. Now, with the ability to see in the darkness and a sharper perception than when he was born, Lothar sensed a trait of these monsters, which was unusually tenacious. On more than one occasion during the battle, Lothar saw the toad monsters whose limbs and even heads he had severed themselves trying to put their fallen limbs back together, an act that was obviously meaningless to humans. But before the Count's eyes, he had seen more than once, and the monsters had avoided death in such an almost nonsensical way! and even regained their combat capability in a relatively short time. This forced Lothar to slash their bodies several times in the rest of the battle in order to actually kill these monsters.
Something tangled. Lothar couldn't help but think that he was eager to find a vital point, or a way, to kill his difficult opponent once and for all. The thought grew stronger and stronger, so much so that Lothar himself didn't notice that the strange tattoos on his skin began to deform under the thought, and arrow-like patterns gradually appeared in the tattoos on his right arm, which extended to the palm of his right hand and to the interface where he held the weapon.
An uncomfortable dark brown glow slowly lit up in the eyes carved by the tomahawk disguised as a giant octopus.
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