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Chapter 188 Slaughtering the Beast Horde
The monitor lizards present all raised their heads and flicked their tongues.

They smelled the strong stench of their companions' blood in the air, as well as the rich aura emanating from these humans.

"Sigh~"

The leader of the Gobi Desert monitor lizards issued a warning.

But most of the other young Gobi Desert monitors hesitated.

The leader of the Gobi Desert monitor lizards strode forward, pushing its limbs towards the group! Seeing this, the other lizards followed suit.

They run very fast, especially in short sprints, exhibiting speeds disproportionate to their size.

The strong limbs pounded on the sandy Gobi Desert with a dull thud.

With their necks tilted forward and their center of gravity lowered, they are ready to bite.

On the left and right sides, five or six Gobi Desert monitor lizards separated and approached the group from both sides, forming a fan shape to surround them.

The Gobi Desert monitor lizards drew closer and closer, opening their gaping maws.

"boom!"

At point-blank range, the third volley of crossbow bolts was fired.

Three Gobi Desert monitor lizards were recently knocked away by a crossbow bolt, and another one was grazed on the side by a crossbow bolt, its skin and flesh torn open, revealing the bloody muscles underneath.

"Kill!" Du Yu shouted, raising his spear and thrusting it directly into the shoulder of the Gobi Desert Giant Lizard leader. The powerful impact forced the leader to stagger back three steps.

He then pushed off with his right leg to temporarily cushion the impact.

The spearhead was pressed against the monitor lizard's body, taut in an arc.

"Rise!" Du Yu's arm veins bulged.

They forcefully provoked and overturned it!
After drawing out the spear, he thrust it into the vital spot in the giant lizard's abdomen.

The monitor lizard leader trembled violently, its four legs shook wildly, its tail stretched straight, and urine gushed out.

With a twist of the spearhead, the giant lizard leader fell silent.

A group of students behind him were looking at him like he was Superman.

"Bang~"

"Hang in there!" a student shouted.

The giant lizards have already crashed into the formations on both sides.

First came the spear formation, whose sharp spears crumbled at the first touch. Then, as the giant lizard slowed down, the shield formation rose up to meet the challenge.

The massive shield pressed against the giant lizard, slowing its attack.

However, due to the monitor lizard's unique body structure, ordinary shields are difficult to use effectively. Fortunately, these shields had been specially modified beforehand to deal with the monitor lizard, with the bottom widened and thickened to increase the weight and lower the center of gravity.

Even so, several shield teams were nearly overturned when the giant lizard charged, creating a perilous situation.

Seeing this, Du Yu immediately took up his gun to provide support. He circled around behind the monitor lizards and used his spear to harass them, sweeping, stabbing, and thrusting, keeping the monitor lizards busy and unable to concentrate.

In an instant, the giant lizard's formation collapsed.

"Get out of the way!"

Cao Biansheng roared.

The students who were blocking the way with their shields quickly moved aside, revealing the giant lizards behind them.

Before the giant lizard could even react to why the humans were retreating, a massive crossbow bolt, carrying the force of a thunderbolt, pinned it to the ground.

The thick crossbow bolt pierced its neck, like a sword of divine punishment, crushing it to death. Its two front paws were still climbing hollowly, leaving claw marks on the rough, dry sand.

Three minutes later, the battle ended.

The remaining monitor lizards fled in panic.

With their leader dead and the ranks already decimated, they had lost all will to fight. "Kill!" Du Yu shouted, spear in hand, as fast as the giant lizards. He focused his attacks on their hind legs, which slowed them down and made it easier for the rest of the lizards to catch up.

"Sigh~"

The besieged monitor lizards unleashed their ferocity, fighting like cornered beasts. They were cut apart and became the touchstone for each small team.

"Poke his butt!"

"Quick, be careful."

"Don't let it rush out."

"Where's the shield? Where's the shield?!"

On the hillside behind, Luo Gang sighed, "It's over just like that."

"Hmm, not bad." Qin Ziwen nodded.

The battle took less time than expected, and there were almost no casualties.

Both he and Luo Gang focused their attention on Du Yu, who was chasing the giant lizard alone in the distance.

Luo Gang was filled with excitement: "Is this the power of the extraordinary?"

Qin Ziwen corrected the key point: "What's strong isn't the extraordinary, what's strong is him."

If it were an ordinary person who hadn't learned many combat skills, even if they became a superhuman, they definitely wouldn't be able to achieve the level of performance that Du Yu had.

Superb fighting skills combined with extraordinary physical abilities are what create a synergy greater than the sum of its parts.

Luo Gang pondered for a moment, then nodded, "Indeed."

[Complete the first-level quest in the Hunting Ladder: Hunt an adult Gobi Desert Monitor Lizard]

[Rewards: Level 1 Blacksmith Building Card *1, 1 Point]

Looking at the rewards, Qin Ziwen felt relieved. He had finally collected four level 1 blacksmith shop cards. He could upgrade the blacksmith shop to level 4, and then use a regular building enhancement card to upgrade it directly to level 5.

If he's not aiming for a level 6 building, he can immediately obtain a level 4 advanced building by using the upgrade card now!

A level 4 advanced building can be obtained by combining eight advanced building cards of the same type.

Qin Ziwen's mind was racing with thoughts until Du Yu walked over with the card dropped by the Gobi Desert Giant Lizard leader, saying, "My lord."

Qin Ziwen's eyes lit up with delight as he looked at the cards in Du Yu's hand.

It turned out to be another ordinary building enhancement card.

He secretly calculated that he now had three farmland cards.

Once you accumulate one more card, you can use the enhancement card to instantly level up to level five.

After eliminating the giant lizard colony, the altar they had occupied was also taken over by the people.

Luo Gang said, "You deserve great credit for eliminating this community. How about this: we'll split the cards produced by this altar 50/50 from now on?"

"Sure," Qin Ziwen readily agreed.

After the battle ended, everyone began to clean up the battlefield. For example, the meat and skin of the giant lizards had to be separated, and the crossbow bolts that had been shot out needed to be removed. Damaged bolts had to be taken back for repair, and the undamaged ones had to be wiped dry of blood and filth.

However, most of the crossbow bolts fired were damaged to some extent and needed to be repaired and reforged.

Fortunately, the crossbow is not technically difficult to make; the core components are the spearhead and a shaft to ensure its strength.

“Captain, we just tested it with the giant lizard’s carcass. If you shoot it straight with a powerful bow, it can penetrate about 30 centimeters into the flesh at a distance of 30 paces.” Cao Biansheng walked over, holding the powerful bow he had acquired in the trade.

Qin Ziwen pondered, "At this depth, if the location is chosen correctly, it should be able to hit the heart."

Cao Biansheng shook his head: "It's not easy to shoot through its heart. Its heart is inside its chest cavity. Unless you can flip it over so its belly is facing up, it's not easy to get it from the front."

But then he added, "However, if we had a dozen or so strong bows, we could shoot it from the front and turn it into a hedgehog. If we could delay it a little longer, the blood loss alone would be enough to kill it."

(End of this chapter)