Evolving Silver Dragon

Chapter 22: 021 Multi-headed Serpent Lizard_1

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Soon, Saru found a target for Otto, and the location was also near the Lizardman Clan’s territory.

It was a vast and gloomy marsh, perhaps not a good place for humans and most monsters.

But for the Lizardman, it was undoubtedly a treasure trove of fish food.

Lizardman loved this environment, but even the bravest Lizardman Warriors rarely ventured here for hunting.

That was because several multi-headed Serpent Lizards inhabited this swamp, and some people liked to call these terrifying monsters Hydra.

Legend has it that the multi-headed Serpent Lizards were formed from the blood of the dragon god Lernaea, who was killed by the Mother of Evil Dragons, Tiamat. They are a terrifying type of reptilian creature.

They have the body of a crocodile and several long snake-like necks and heads. Even if their heads are cut off, they can regenerate through their innate magic and are quite formidable opponents.

For the Lizardman Clan, such an enemy was difficult to deal with even if there was only one, let alone that the number of multi-headed Serpent Lizards inhabiting this swamp was close to ten.

Mother of Thorns, Cassiopeia, once tried to deal with these monsters but eventually had to give up.

These monsters could not understand any language, only hunger and killing, and they could not be tamed. To recruit them as minions, one would have to invest a lot of resources in casting the Enlightenment Skill on them, and the return and input were not proportional.

Originally, Saru didn’t want to target such troublesome monsters, but it happened that flame was one of their few fatal weaknesses.

And Otto’s Flame Breath was powerful, so he tried to recommend it to Otto.

Otto was also interested in this, because the multi-headed Serpent Lizards could provide a lot of meat, and he was also curious about what new abilities he could gain after devouring such a never-before-seen monster.

This time, Saru did not take the elite Lizardman Warriors with him but instead selected some clever youngsters from the clan.

They were generally small in size and usually responsible for reconnaissance work within the clan.

Their combat abilities were average, but they were good at self-preservation.

Otto and the group entered the periphery of the swamp, and although they were disgusted with the dirty environment, Sofia still held her nose and followed.

To prevent the filth of the swamp from getting on her, she had made a wooden saddle on the back of an ogre.

After these days of training, the two ogres had become very obedient, with one acting as Sofia’s mount and the other serving as a porter.

Saru explained the task requirements to his Lizardman subordinates, and more than a dozen slender Lizardman immediately submerged themselves in the swamp.

Most Lizardman could hold their breath for more than fifteen minutes and were very good at surviving in swamps and jungles.

The task of these Lizardmen was simple: to lure the multi-headed Serpent Lizards out of the swamp one by one.

Multi-headed Serpent Lizards were fierce giants, and their adult size was even comparable to that of adult dragons. Although their combat prowess was much poorer, Otto would be in trouble if he was surrounded by several of them.

Soon, a Lizardman returned, leading a Multi-headed Serpent Lizard behind him.

This Lizardman cleverly controlled his running speed, making sure not to shake off the pursuing Serpent Lizard while giving it a glimmer of hope that it could catch up.With the pitiful intelligence of the multi-headed serpent lizard, it simply couldn’t detect any issues, only feeling that it was about to catch up to the moving lizardman meat pie in front of it.

Multi-headed serpent lizards are quite cruel creatures; their greedy, gluttonous nature leads them to even target their own heads for nourishment when there’s no food.

That’s why, aside from mating, there are seldom many multi-headed serpent lizards gathered together, which provides the possibility to lure and kill them separately.

This particular serpent lizard only had three heads and was about six meters long, seemingly not yet fully grown, so it had to dwell on the edge of the swamp, becoming the first target to be lured in.

Even if a multi-headed serpent lizard loses one head, it can quickly use its innate magic to regrow it. This is the main reason they are difficult to deal with.

But defeating them is simple—just chop off all their heads before they can grow new ones.

It’s precisely because of these factors that the more heads a multi-headed serpent lizard has, the stronger and more difficult to deal with it becomes.

However, since this one only had three heads, Sophia quickly chanted a spell and released several wind blades in rapid succession targeted at the lizard’s necks, even before Otto could make a move.

Seeing this, the lizardman acting as bait in front of the creature immediately lay flat on the ground and skillfully rolled away to avoid the trajectory of the wind blades.

The three-headed serpent lizard’s rampage came to an abrupt halt, and almost instantly, its three heads were sliced off by the wind blades, not even giving it time to regrow any new ones.

This poor monster didn’t even know what had happened before it lost its life, its body slumping into the swamp.

Its carcass was edible, so naturally, it couldn’t be wasted; several lizardmen were currently dismembering it, making it easier to pack up and take away.

With two ogres on hand—one to serve as Sofia’s mount, and the other to act as a laborer—these muscular creatures were like tireless mules, transporting the lizardmen’s butchered meat to the edge of the swamp.

Here, there were more lizardmen and wooden carts for transportation, and after the transfer was complete, the ogre lumbered back, fearing that if he didn’t move fast enough, Sofia would burn his face with her fireball skill.

It truly hurt too much!

By the time he returned to the swamp, another three-headed serpent lizard had fallen under Sofia’s wind blades. The ogre alone couldn’t keep up with the workload, so Saru allocated some elderly or female lizardmen from the clan to help transport the spoils.

Of course, things wouldn’t always go so smoothly. The next target attracted by the lizardmen’s bait was a six-headed serpent lizard.

This monster was a fierce competitor among its kin, reaching eight meters in length.

The lizardman acting as bait bore a deep, bone-deep gash on his back, likely inflicted in the process of luring this six-headed serpent lizard.

He led the six-headed lizard back to their location with all his might but eventually collapsed from exhaustion.

Despite Sofia casting several wind blades in an attempt to attract the six-headed lizard’s attention, it had little effect.

This poor lizardman was ultimately torn to pieces and swallowed by the six-headed serpent lizard’s multiple heads.

“Damn it!”

Sofia angrily slammed her little hand onto the ogre acting as her mount, but her strength was too insignificant to do more than tickle him.

The ogre looked at Sofia somewhat puzzled, his simple mind unable to comprehend what had happened.