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Chapter 1977 Let's have a real fight

Greenland briefly recalled the time before Blaze's sudden emergence. At that time, monsters above level 200 were quite rare, either residing in extremely dangerous human-controlled areas or hiding very deep within the territory.

Back then, there were far fewer players than there are now, and there weren't many gameplay options. However, players were generally quite skilled due to the severe difficulty in the early stages.

Those who can pull through generally have some skills.

During that period, players had to compare the strength of monsters to their own. Monsters above level 100 were comparable to players above level 85, while monsters above level 200 required players with multiple high-level classes and a level 99 character to defeat them.

This benchmark is quite valuable and has been experimentally proven. After the Titans were defeated and Titan hybrids appeared, this benchmark gained even more recognition.

But with Blaze's sudden emergence, starting with the defeat of the Nemean Giants, most players, including her, experienced cognitive errors.

In just a year and a half, a large number of world-class missions have been completed. During these missions, a large number of level 500 monsters have appeared, as well as quite a few level 400 and above monsters. Level 250 monsters have also been appearing frequently. These monsters, which were rarely seen in the past, have all been defeated.

At the same time, due to the impact of those world quests on the ecosystem, most monster levels were raised, and the average level increased significantly. This led to a situation where players began to misunderstand the strength of monsters.

Simply put, most monster level increases are only reflected in their attributes or a few more powerful skills, and they don't seem to be much stronger.

In reality, these high-level monsters are all fakes, just like kids with big sticks, only knowing how to use simple and brutal straight-line attacks or sweeping attacks.

Those exceptionally powerful beings, however, have returned to simplicity, able to overwhelm everything with simple attacks, making them invincible by force. Defeating them mostly relies on their mechanics.

Therefore, when encountering those genuine monsters that had accumulated power to break through the level cap before the new era's benefits arrived, they were momentarily caught off guard.

In fact, setting aside those exceptional individuals, the pinnacle of monsters in this world should be the middle range between LV200 and LV300.

At this stage, the monsters have almost reached their limits without undergoing fundamental transformation, and each has its own unique fighting style to reach the top.

Greenland took a deep breath, slowly exhaled, and his body entered a natural state of relaxation, his pupils constantly contracting and adjusting their focus.

The Camelot dragon has only changed its skin color to mimic the form; it is not transparent or ethereal. As long as she concentrates, she can still see the overall outline of the Camelot dragon.

However, her current state inevitably leads to a narrow field of vision, and getting too close will cause part of the Camelot lizard's limbs to leave her field of vision.

Click——

Blaze reached through the rubble, pressed his hand to the ground, and pulled his entire body out of the crater. The Camelot dragon lizard's super-heavy tail whip had left half of his body in excruciating pain, and it was also the heaviest blow he had suffered since Tiamat's Nebula Roar.

He had to admit that he had underestimated the Camelot dragon.

After fighting ancient beings, most of whom were humanoid, he began to underestimate beast-type enemies.

Blazer got up and stretched his body, the pain dispelling as his muscles stretched.

He could overpower the Camelot Dragon Lizard with sheer force, but doing so would be tantamount to admitting that he couldn't win against the Camelot Dragon Lizard's fighting style and could only cheat by overwhelming it with sheer power.

There's no point in not directly countering the Camelot Dragon Lizard's mimicry tactics, and he wasn't the only one thinking this. "Blaze, how about I take this spot?" Greenland called out to Blaze, "I'd be dead if I got even a graze."

Blazer raised his left hand, signaling Greenland to go first. Their goal was not to hunt down the Camelot lizard, but to have an equal dialogue with it.

There is no easier way to earn the respect of a top predator than to defeat them head-on.

"I owe you one time. Next time I have the chance, I'll definitely let you have it!"

Greenland braced herself against the ground, completely unconcerned that the Camelot lizard's limbs would disappear from her narrowing field of vision.

Seeing Greenland approaching and challenging it, the Camelot lizard let out a low growl and slammed its massive tail heavily onto the ground. This not only shook the ground, disrupting Greenland's balance as it ran at high speed, but also kicked up dust that blurred its vision.

Unexpectedly, Greenland was actually shaken off its balance by the giant tail and rolled around on the ground like a gourd.

Most other monsters would have chosen to finish off the enemy immediately at this point, but the Camelot Dragon Lizard narrowed its eyes and watched cautiously.

As expected, Greenland, while rolling, used the momentum to suddenly throw dozens of throwing knives, aiming directly at the eyes of the Camelot dragon lizard.

The eyes are a weakness for any creature. When faced with an attack aimed directly at the eyes, they will instinctively close their eyes. For top-tier players, the moment a monster closes its eyes and creates a blind spot, they can use their movement skills to disappear from the monster's sight and launch a fatal blow.

But dragons, especially lizards, are different. They have nictitating membranes and can calmly observe attacks aimed at their eyes.

The battle was primarily an intelligence war; understanding the enemy's strengths and weaknesses was half the battle won. Greenland naturally knew that dragon-like enemies were not afraid of attacks to the eyes, but the eyes had many unexpected weaknesses.

Just as the throwing knife was about to pierce the Camelot dragon lizard's eye, the seemingly randomly thrown knives collided and burst into an incredibly dazzling light.

【Flash Phosphorite Throwing Knife】

[Throwing knives made of glittering phosphorescent stone can burst into extremely high-temperature flames and blinding light upon impact.]

This is a throwing knife, one of the most popular throwing tools among shuriken masters. It is extremely cost-effective, and most importantly, its appearance is quite deceptive. It has no smell, making it difficult to distinguish before it collides with metal or with other objects.

Even though the nictitating membrane blocked the high-temperature flames of the flying knife colliding with the battlefield, the flashes of light that passed through the nictitating membrane briefly blinded the Camelot dragon lizard.

However, unlike ordinary monsters, the Camelot dragon lizard did not roar angrily or attack randomly after being attacked. Instead, it simply shook its head briefly and then remained silent.

"Oh, that's quite a skill."

Greenland regretfully put away the fruit salad it had made with Heim's Nether Fruit; if the Camelot dragon had opened its mouth and roared just now, it would have taken a bite.

Using the monster's roar to drop food items is a well-established tactic.

(End of this chapter)