Chapter 101: The Blazing Orb That Strikes
The monitor lizard has a dark gray back that gradually decreases to both sides like a towering mountain ridge, and the bumpy and broken granite-like hard bumps are scattered on the thick skin, providing a strong defense for the monster. The scavenging monitor lizard is a giant beast that feeds on insects and carrion, and its slow reflexes and clumsy movements, resulting in thick skin that can withstand violent blows and low-level spells.
The beast had limbs as hard and strong as pine stakes, and its black claws as sharp as a boning knife could easily tear the bull's neck apart. The crooked teeth of the mouth tore hard, and the monitor lizard quickly swallowed the gladiator corpse and the cowhide armor they were wearing into their throats. Its stomach pouch filled with concentrated acid breaks everything down and digests everything.
While the monster was lying on the ground to eat, Riga immediately collected enough weapons from the ground. He didn't think his strength could hurt the beast, so he relied on his steel sword and battle axe to split through the thick, hard dark gray beast skin.
Walking with his feet on the hotter sand, Riga grabbed a handful of gravel with his hand and rubbed it to break the uncomfortable blood scab on his skin. The scorching sun rose a little further, and the blazing light made the shady beast agitate. Rega shook his shoulders and threw a toahawk at the beast as he took aim.
The one-edged battle axe swirled in the air, eventually slashing at the back of the scavenging monitor lizard. It was as if it was strikingly hitting the raw cowhide war drum with a stone hammer, and a muffled sound came from the thick skin of the monster's abdomen that had been hit, causing it to turn its head sluggishly. But before the cheers of the free mouth of the Harusa could be heard, the monitor lizard turned around and tore and swallowed another corpse.
The reaction of the scavenging beasts caused the Harusa to immediately let out a cacophony of shouts, and some civilians even stood up and booed at the noble observation deck. They watched the barbarians being punished by the gods, not the monsters devouring the corpses. The Priests of Wisdom also seem dissatisfied, as these benevolent fanatics who believe in the gods of wisdom do not want to see human corpses swallowed by demonic beasts, even if they are only slaves.
"Honorable Archon, we shouldn't release this monitor lizard. The chief priest finally couldn't help but come to the nobles. The gold-encrusted staff in his hand glittered in the sunlight, and the sparkle could not be hidden by the silver carvings and diamonds on the top of the scepter of the city-state of Harusa.
'Pathetic nouveau riche. The consul stood up and saluted with slander in his heart, and raised his right hand diagonally. "Praise be to the God of wisdom. Revered servant of God, Lord Priest of Harusa, the closest to the true God, I wonder what you want from me, whether you want to build a new cathedral or expand another parish?"
"I'm not here for that. The old priest with short white hair shuddered, and then bowed to the archon in return. "Your Excellency. God teaches us to be merciful, to be just, and to love the world, but the beast swallowed the corpse in public in the arena of Harusa. I solemnly implore you to agree to drag the gladiator corpse out first. ”
"Of course we will have mercy on the world and be just. The consul straightened his stomach, which had been swollen from sitting for a long time, and said with a holiness on his face that could not bear to be blasphemed. "But we are consuls of the Harusa, and we only protect citizens belonging to the city-state, including nobles, soldiers, and freemen. ”
"Don't those slaves deserve the last shred of dignity?" said the priest, whose face darkened, and then said in a tone of pleading. "Creation gave birth to all things, and the human race is the slave and child of the gods, and there should be no gap between us. ”
This may happen, but only when we ascend to the kingdom of God. The archon lifted the crystal cup filled with amber honey from the table, gestured for a moment, and poured the sweet liquid down his throat. "The laws of the polis made a distinction between freemen and slaves, and I could not let the inhabitants of Harusa work in the fields on their own. Unless the nobles are willing to watch the angry crowd surround the House. ”
"That's a pity. The priest uttered a long, chant-like sigh, bowed again, and then walked away with his staff.
The consul didn't care about the departure of the god stick and the nouveau riche, and after casually stretching out his hand to salute, he turned his attention to the battle in the arena. The Quaids had already fought the scavenging monitor lizards, but the scene looked as ridiculous as a circus.
After experimenting a few times, Riga finally found a way to kill the beast. He picked up the chains he had left on the ground and easily wrapped them around the monitor lizard. The scavenging behemoth's unusually clumsy body made it difficult to dodge. And when the beast fell because of the three thick legs entangled in the chains, almost all the Harusa let out a cry of dissatisfaction.
"This damn murderer. "Those who deceive the gods. "It must have been those greedy nobles who did it, how could the omnipresent god of wisdom find this barbarian beast innocent?!"
The cries of the freemen and the merchants of Harusa were so loud that even the consuls had to stand up and order them to stop roaring. But this time the order of the nobility was invalid. The fat old man was faced with louder invectives and curses, and even he saw the priests standing up.
The Quaids stopped after overturning the monitor lizard, the harsh roar of the Harusa making his head dizzy, and the blood of the beast was filthy and smelly. Coupled with that hard, hard-to-tann crust, the scavenging monitor lizard was considered the most worthless of magical beasts, so they could survive from the hands of the greedy Terrans.
Without making the nobles on the observation deck wait long, the Quaids eventually killed the monitor lizard with an iron fork. Riga pierced the beast's head with a weapon, then pressed until its brains were ground into thick juice. The consul immediately rose from his seat, he wanted to acquit the hunter, and then send the troublesome barbarians to the territory of Longinus.
But when he stood at the front, facing the free man of Harusa in the arena, the quarrel suddenly became more violent. The archon turned his face and waved his hand at the white-robed mage behind him, motioning for him to quickly unleash his amplification spell, but the mage did not follow his orders. The white-robed mage swung his staff extremely quickly, and used the memorized spell slots and scrolls to release several shields for himself one after another.
The archon raised his eyebrows in displeasure, but a wave of heat quickly swept towards him. The nobles on the observation deck only had time to open their mouths to scream, and then a series of blazing fireballs hit there.
The flames burst into flames as terrifying as the roar of the fire demons, and the nearby Harusa people clung to their heads in dodge, screaming involuntarily from their mouths until the heat swept away.
It was empty, except for a few jet-black squares still burning with a pitiful crackling sound.