Swallowed Star: The Zerg Overlord

Chapter 54: King-level Monster

For three consecutive days, City 0237 experienced massive turmoil as countless monsters fought frantically, causing human fighters still in the city to be horrified and hide. Without the suppression of Horde Leader monsters, all the monsters were in chaos.

Unknown to anyone, one by one, the Horde Leader monsters assimilated by the Zerg race quietly expanded to the surroundings under the cover of night, leading a portion of the Zerg units. Around the cities, in the wilderness, and in the deep mountains and lakes, Mother Nests appeared discreetly. Under the cover of these Horde Leader monsters, no one or monster discovered any clues.

"Boom——"

A bird-type monster with a wingspan exceeding fifty meters flew at an astonishing speed of eight times the speed of sound in the sky. The terrifying sonic boom, when flying close to the ground, directly shook numerous soldier-level monsters to death.

This was an advanced Horde Leader bird-type monster, the Golden Flame Eagle. The Golden Flame Eagle had dark green and black feathers, with a tuft of fiery red on its head, which looked like burning flames during rapid flight. It was the fastest bird-type monster.

"Haha, this Golden Flame Eagle truly lives up to its reputation as the fastest bird-type monster. Its normal flight speed can reach eight times the speed of sound, and when it bursts, its speed actually reaches ten times the speed of sound." The Golden Flame Eagle's head, Qin Mu laughed heartily.

The normal speed of land-based King-level monsters was only four to five times the speed of sound, far inferior to the Golden Flame Eagle. Qin Mu had spent a lot of effort and used some tactics to successfully injure and assimilate this Golden Flame Eagle. The Golden Flame Eagle's speed was too fast. When it burst with full power, even Qin Mu couldn't catch up.

Qin Mu had tried. With his current strength, his maximum speed on the ground was about 700 meters per second. If he used spirit power to fly in the sky, with the assistance of his powerful spirit power, his speed could exceed 1,000 meters per second.

But this was still far from the Golden Flame Eagle. Of course, this was his own flight speed. If he controlled short spears to attack, he could easily exceed ten times the speed of sound.

With this Horde Leader Golden Flame Eagle, the original primary Horde Leader Black Crowned Golden Eagle naturally became obsolete and was sent by Qin Mu to guard a newly hatched Mother Nest in the wilderness.

"I've already tamed a total of twenty Horde Leader monsters, six of which are flying monsters. Now, the Zerg race's high-end combat power is finally not lacking."

Qin Mu felt exhilarated. These twenty Horde Leader monsters were carefully selected, most of them advanced Horde Leaders, with some intermediate Horde Leader monsters, each with unique abilities and combat power far surpassing their peers. Moreover, with six extremely fast flying monsters, any Mother Nest under attack could be quickly supported.

"Let's go, to find the next one." With the help of the Golden Flame Eagle, Qin Mu's efficiency became even higher. 

However, joy turned to sorrow. In City 023, just as Qin Mu flew down from the Golden Flame Eagle and charged towards a wolf-type Horde Leader monster on the ground, a terrifying sense of crisis made Qin Mu's scalp tingle, and he dodged rapidly. In the instant Qin Mu dodged, the ground near the wolf-type monster suddenly cracked open, and a golden flame hundreds of meters long shot out from the ground, enveloping Qin Mu's entire body.

A terrifying lizard with a body length of nearly a hundred meters and sharp curved horns on its back emerged from the ground, spewing flames and staring fixedly at the figure in midair with its golden eyes.

From within the flames, Qin Mu's figure burst out, completely covered in the Black God Suit, leaving no gaps. Under the terrifying flame's scorching, even the Black God Suit turned slightly red. If it weren't for Qin Mu covering his entire body with the Black God Suit at the critical moment, he would have been severely injured, if not killed, by this golden flame.

"I was careless, I didn't expect to be ambushed by a King-level monster." 

In the sky, Qin Mu's figure floated, with thirty-six short spears suspended behind him. The terrifying lizard with a body length of nearly a hundred meters actually floated up as well, flying high into the sky, its violent killing intent aimed directly at Qin Mu.

"King-level monster—Flame Giant Lizard." Qin Mu's expression shook.

"Human. How dare you hunt Horde Leader monsters in my territory. You're simply courting death." The Flame Giant Lizard was extremely furious, its killing intent soaring.

"Indeed, hunting and enslaving too many Horde Leader monsters in one area attracted the attention of a King-level monster." Qin Mu understood. Before this, when he browsed military intelligence, he had seen information that said hunting a large number of Horde Leader monsters in an area would lead to being hunted by King-level monsters.

But facing this King-level monster, Qin Mu felt no fear, only a sense of eagerness to try. After his strength had skyrocketed, he hadn't encountered an opponent of the same level. Even advanced Horde Leader monsters were unable to withstand a single blow.

"So, what if I kill them? What can you do to me?" Qin Mu sneered; his words filled with disdain for the Flame Giant Lizard. It was his first time facing a King-level monster, and although Qin Mu was highly vigilant, he provoked it with his words, trying to anger the Flame Giant Lizard. Most King-level monsters were extremely proud and would never tolerate such insults and provocations.

"Roar——"

"Human, you're courting death." The Flame Giant Lizard stepped on the void as if it were the ground, violently pouncing over.

Qin Mu's spirit power enveloped his entire body, and he retreated backwards at an extreme speed. Behind him, over a dozen short spears shot out at a terrifying speed exceeding ten times the speed of sound, carrying immense kinetic energy and stabbing into the Flame Giant Lizard's skin.

The Flame Giant Lizard's body was too massive, over a hundred meters long, making it impossible to dodge. But it didn't need to dodge. Because when the dozen short spears struck its body, only two managed to pierce its skin, drawing a bit of red blood, while the other dozen were directly deflected.

A terrifying golden flame spewed from the Flame Giant Lizard's mouth, distorting the air with its high temperature.

"This Flame Giant Lizard's defense is too strong. The short spears' attacks can hardly hurt it." Looking at the Flame Giant Lizard, which was merely scratched, Qin Mu's expression turned serious. This was normal. If it could be easily killed, how could it be called a King-level monster.

"Find an opportunity to attack its weakness."

In the sky, Qin Mu's figure retreated continuously under the Flame Giant Lizard's attacks, dodging its claws. This Flame Giant Lizard, with a body length of nearly a hundred meters and immense strength, would be devastating if hit by its claws, even with the Black God Suit.

The sound of air being torn apart came as the Flame Giant Lizard's tail whipped over at an extremely terrifying speed. Qin Mu's spirit power output went wild as he dodged to the limit.

"That was close." Just a dozen centimeters away, Qin Mu's body narrowly avoided being hit by the tail. The Flame Giant Lizard's tail attack was even faster than its claws.

Thirty-six short spears shot out simultaneously, drawing bizarre arcs in the sky, converging from all directions. A look of ridicule flashed in the Flame Giant Lizard's golden eyes. This human spirit master was indeed fast, but his attacks were too weak. As long as it defended its eyes, nostrils, and other weak spots, there was nothing to fear. Having fought countless battles and become a King-level monster, how could it not know the intentions of this human spirit master before it? Except for a few weak spots, the Flame Giant Lizard didn't bother to defend other areas.

The sound of metal clashing rang out as the short spears were deflected one by one. Only a few attacks could pierce the Flame Giant Lizard's skin. As for the Flame Giant Lizard's eyes and other weak spots, they were well-protected, giving Qin Mu no chance.

But looking at the Flame Giant Lizard, which wasn't even carefully defending its abdomen, Qin Mu, whose face was covered by the Black God Suit's helmet, revealed a smile. 

The continuous attacks were merely to lower its guard.

"Let's use you to test the killing move I've been pondering these past few days."

What was the most famous attack of the Zerg race in the Swallowed Star? Of course, it was the combined attack method. Although Qin Mu did not have this heritage, he did have the talent for multitasking. During the large-scale hunting and enslavement of Horde Leader monsters, he had anticipated the possibility of encountering King-level monster attacks and would not be unprepared.

Under the Flame Giant Lizard's continuous attacks, it didn't notice that under the cover of other short spears, sixteen short spears had gathered beneath its abdomen.

These sixteen short spears rotated at high speed, with all their spearheads converging into a single point, forming a high-speed rotating cone.

"Sky-Piercing Cone."

"Boom——"

After gathering the power of sixteen short spears, the high-speed rotating cone fiercely collided with the Flame Giant Lizard's abdomen. Under the terrifying rotational attack, the Flame Giant Lizard's abdominal skin was torn, its muscles pierced, and sixteen short spears entered its internal organs, wreaking havoc inside its body, instantly tearing apart its viscera and intestines.

"Roar——" A look of fear flashed in the Flame Giant Lizard's eyes as it let out a heaven-shaking scream with its abdomen torn open. Its massive body of nearly a hundred meters crashed down from the sky.

"Human! How dare you! You can't kill me. We land monsters have an agreement with humans to no longer engage in large-scale wars. Are you trying to provoke a full-scale war between humans and monsters."

On the ground, the Flame Giant Lizard's massive body twisted frantically, seemingly trying to squeeze the short spears out of its body through this method. At the same time, it spoke in human language, threatening Qin Mu in the sky.

Hearing the Flame Giant Lizard's threat, Qin Mu's expression turned grim. Qin Mu was aware of the agreement the Flame Giant Lizard mentioned. It was a pact forced by Hong with his powerful strength during the late Great Nirvana period.

Under the threat of killing multiple land King-level monsters, a pact was signed with the land King-level monsters. This pact stopped large-scale wars between humans and land monsters, but human powerhouses beyond the Wargod level would no longer hunt land King-level monsters without reason.

Of course, this pact only applied to land monsters and aerial monsters, not to marine monsters. Because there were too many King-level monsters in the ocean, and they were too strong. Hong's threat was useless.

"I won't kill you!" Looking at the Flame Giant Lizard rolling on the ground, Qin Mu's face revealed a fierce smile.

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