NOVEL NEXT Chapter 31: The Queen Strikes
"Wow, Xiang Xun actually used the Burrowing Drake directly. He just got it yesterday, has he already tamed it so quickly? As expected of the Xiang family, truly wealthy and generous."
Creatures like the Burrowing Drake don't simply submit when you obtain them; they need to be tamed. Given the current state of Xiang Xun's Divine Realm, he shouldn't have been able to tame a Silver-tier Lord like this.
Taming it in just one night clearly came at a great cost.
"Taming a Lord-level creature, and a Silver-tier one at that, how much faith power must that have taken?"
"Doesn't anyone care about how terrifying Xu Luo's new unit is? It can spray acid, and after self-destructing, the damage is horrific!"
The students from Class 1 discussed animatedly.
Although they all came from wealthy families, there were distinctions even among the elite.
The Xiang family was among the top-tier in Tianhai City.
With students from other families attending different high schools, in the entire Sixth Middle School, only Wang Xiaoling could compare to Xiang Xun.
Although the Wang family wasn't old money, they were a newly prominent family, extremely wealthy, at least comparable to the Xiang family in terms of financial power.
"It's a pity it's just a Burrowing Drake. If it were a flying dragon, Xu Luo would be in trouble. His anti-air combat ability is weak. Those mantis-like units can fly at low altitudes briefly, and the ones that explode can spit corrosive liquid, but they're not much threat to a flying dragon. From a high vantage point, a direct dragon breath attack would leave them helpless."
"What are you thinking? Getting a Burrowing Drake is already impressive. You think he can choose?"
"That's true!"
"Now it all depends on how the Burrowing Drake performs. After all, it's a Silver-tier Lord, far surpassing Bronze-tier units."
Everyone watched the great battle with excitement.
Such battles weren't something you could see just any time.
After the Burrowing Drake appeared and saw that the Zerg were unaffected by its dragon might, showing no fear, it let out an angry roar.
Dragon-type creatures are highly intelligent. Although it was a sub-dragon species, the Burrowing Drake's intelligence was high. Having just submitted and making its first appearance, it naturally wanted to perform well and demonstrate its value.
But now, the Zerg's reaction seemed to be silently mocking it.
Having a poor start, the Burrowing Drake began charging and ramming with its four short legs.
This was a creature over five meters long, like an enlarged lizard, but with an enormous body. When it charged, the impact was tremendous.
Such a behemoth simply trampled over the Beetle Zerg in front without any regard. As for the damage from the Mantis Zerg, while not entirely ineffective when hitting its body, it was negligible, basically ignorable.
The Burrowing Drake let out a dragon's roar, stomped its four legs hard on the ground, and stone spikes shot up from the earth, skewering Zerg after Zerg and lifting them into the air like kebabs.
Although the Zerg didn't die, their movement was restricted, which had some impact.
"They're still not dead?"
Seeing the Zerg impaled by stone spikes, lifted into the air, yet still struggling, Xiang Xun was stunned.
What kind of creatures were these, with such tenacious vitality?
But at this point, he couldn't care about that anymore.
The Burrowing Drake's powerful combat ability still made him very happy. It wasn't in vain that he had paid such a huge price to subdue it.
Seeing his Zerg either dying or injured under the Burrowing Drake's attack in such a short time, suffering heavy losses, Xu Luo felt distressed despite knowing that obtaining the Burrowing Drake's genes would make all his sacrifices worthwhile.
It would take a long time to replenish these losses.
Not only would his faith power income plummet, more importantly, the number of Zerg eggs was fixed. To replenish them, he could only wait for natural recovery over time. Otherwise, he'd have to use reproduction cards to refresh the Queen's egg-laying count.
"This Burrowing Drake's combat power..."
Xu Luo frowned.
Although his Zerg were very powerful, the tier suppression was too great. Ordinary Bronze Tier 9 units facing a Lord-level Silver-tier like the Burrowing Drake, and not just an ordinary Silver Tier 1, meant their current damage was ineffective against it.
The Acid Zerg's self-destruction could cause some damage to the Burrowing Drake, but not much.
The Burrowing Drake not only had powerful vitality but also very strong defense. More importantly, as a dragon-type creature, it had powerful healing abilities. Even though it was only a sub-dragon species, this ability was still formidable.
"Looks like I'll have to use it after all!"
Xu Luo sighed. He currently had only one Silver-tier unit, and if possible, he didn't want to reveal his biggest trump card.
But the current situation wasn't optimistic. Even if he used the remaining hidden Zerg to surround and kill the Burrowing Drake, the losses would be severe, greatly affecting future development. Moreover, the current 25,000 units were already astonishing. If he exposed the remaining 60,000, how would others view him?
No matter what, he would attract a lot of attention, which wasn't what Xu Luo wanted.
If so, he might as well continue hiding those forces and expose the Queen.
After all, the Queen was just a Silver-tier Lord, and its main function wasn't combat.
Of course, this didn't mean the Queen couldn't fight.
As the source of all Zerg, all Zerg abilities came from it, so it basically had all the abilities of other Zerg.
However, Xu Luo valued its reproductive ability more; in comparison, combat was secondary.
But now he needed something to directly engage the Burrowing Drake, so he had to use the Queen.
Under Xu Luo's summons, his Divine Realm burst with light.
"Hm? There's still a hidden trump card?"
Xiang Xun frowned.
"So what? Dragon-type creatures are the top-tier among all species. Even if you have hidden tactics, they can't compare to my Burrowing Drake."
"Boom!"
A huge figure descended from the sky, landing near the Zerg swarm.
With a body like a heavy tank, it looked shorter than the Burrowing Drake but much taller.
The pressure emanating from the Queen made even the Dragon Blood Warriors involuntarily step back.
"What is that?"
Xiang Xun was puzzled. He had never seen this creature among the species he knew.
But the Lord-level pressure was real and palpable. The fact that it could stand on equal footing with the Burrowing Drake indicated it was also a Silver-tier Lord-level creature, which eliminated his advantage.
