Chapter 23: Fire Child and the Variant Giant Lizard

Published Mar 17, 2026, 03:20 AM

Chapter 23: Chapter 23: Fire Child and the Variant Giant Lizard Sunan’s expression was cold and indifferent, continuously releasing wave after wave of Acid Splash. He targeted the knight-level Black-scaled Lizardmen. In just the span of a dozen breaths, the number of Black-scaled Lizardmen who died from his magic reached seven. The Black-scaled Lizardmen were already at a disadvantage, and with Sunan’s intervention, the situation became increasingly unfavorable for them. The balance of victory gradually tilted towards Black Stone City. "Roar!" At that moment, a roar suddenly exploded! The Lizardman chief noticed Sunan’s threat, intending to kill this human with strange powers first. But as it was about to act, Kei intercepted it. "Lizard head, your opponent is me!" Kei sneered while swinging his sword. The peak knight-level strength combined with the Strength Potion’s boost made this strike produce a piercing boom as it sliced through the air. The Lizardman chief’s pupils contracted, afraid to take the hit directly, hurriedly dodging back, losing its chance to approach Sunan. "Gee lu wa ji..." The Lizardman chief emitted a strange and sharp sound. Kei assumed it was cursing in frustration, ignoring it as he prepared to continue his attack, when he suddenly sensed something was wrong and quickly glanced towards Sunan’s direction. A huge black shadow, unnoticed when it appeared at the rear of the battlefield, swiftly charged towards Sunan. Brad noticed the shadow first, turned abruptly, and shouted angrily, raising his Black Stone Iron shield to collide with the incoming shadow! Bang! Amidst the deafening muffled sound, Brad was flung away like a broken kite. In contrast, the shadow only stepped back a few paces and shook its head before returning to normal. Taking advantage of this moment, Sunan clearly saw the true form of the shadow. It was a giant lizard, seven or eight meters long, covered entirely with hard black-red scales. "I didn’t expect these lizard heads to play the old trick of luring the east to attack the west." Sunan smirked, seemingly unfazed. He had discovered the monster earlier than Kei and Brad, and had already prepared his magic, immediately casting a Sleep Spell. The giant lizard clearly exhibited awakened Dragon Lizard bloodline traits, capable of easily knocking back Brad, who had consumed a Strength Potion, in a power struggle. Its combat prowess likely reached peak knight level — Acid Splash would hardly harm it, but rather provoke its ferocity. Therefore, Sunan decisively chose the Sleep Spell. The charging giant lizard abruptly shook its head, wobbling in place as if drunk. "Indeed, the exotic bloodline can even resist a Sleep Spell," Sunan said with a smirk, without hesitation, he pulled out the Spell Scroll for Monster Summoning Skill of level one and activated it instantly. In a flash, a six-point star formation appeared on the ground several meters away, shining brightly. Within the flickering lights, a creature barely a meter tall, surrounded by intense flames, emerged, with its humanoid figure faintly discernible, laughing with a clear, child-like voice. "A Fire Child, that’s good luck." Sunan’s lips curled into a smile. The Monster Summoning Skill, as implied, summons otherworldly creatures to assist the caster in battle. The summoned otherworldly creature’s strength depends on the spell’s level, the caster’s spiritual power, and luck. The level one Monster Summoning Skill can summon otherworldly creatures whose strength ranges from middle knight to junior grand knight. And the Fire Child, coming from the Fire Elemental Plane, has combat power approximately equivalent to a peak knight. Though he didn’t manage to summon an otherworldly creature at the upper limit of a junior grand knight level, a peak knight level otherworldly creature is already satisfactory. Under Sunan’s command, the Fire Child cheered, sprinting towards the dazed giant lizard and wrapped its arms around it. In that instant, the scales where the Fire Child touched softened, shrank, and then turned into charcoal. The scorching flames ignited, sizzling the flesh beneath. The intense pain snapped the giant lizard out of the residual effect of the Sleep Spell, eliciting a deafening, agonizing scream. It swiftly turned its massive body, rolling on the ground to extinguish the flames while shaking off the Fire Child, then opened its tooth-filled maw to bite at the Fire Child ferociously. Unfortunately, physical attacks had minimal effect on the Fire Child, being an elemental creature; its teeth passed straight through the Fire Child’s body, causing little damage, but the flames burned its own mouth, making it howl in pain repeatedly. The Fire Child giggled and extended its arms to embrace again. Burning and Flame Spirit Qi! These are the two abilities possessed by the Fire Child. The former enables the Fire Child to inflict intense flame damage upon any creature it touches, even melting metal into slag. The latter allows the Fire Child to constantly emit intense heat rays, causing all creatures within a ten-meter radius to endure ongoing second-degree burn injuries. In simple terms, the Fire Child is a walking heat source. Unless one possesses magical items to isolate against high heat, proximity means enduring relentless fiery burns. The giant lizard clearly lacked means to counter the Fire Child. Its scales could not withstand the searing flames. Under the Fire Child’s pursuit, the giant lizard could only flee in distress, lacking any semblance of its initial majestic and fierce demeanor. Having just caught his breath, Brad struggled up from the ground, looking up to witness the scene, his eyes widening in astonishment. What monster is this? It actually manages to suppress that terrifying giant lizard! Not far away, Kei breathed a sigh of relief, secretly marveling. As expected of Sunan, his methods are endless. The Black-scaled Lizardmen targeting him for a sneak attack was undoubtedly the worst decision. "Hehe..." The joyful laughter intertwined with the anguished screams reverberated in the sky above the battlefield. Despite desperately evading direct contact with the Fire Child, the accompanying Flame Spirit Qi tormented the giant lizard. In a short time, the giant lizard was devoid of intact scales, covered with appalling burns. After extinguishing the flames on its body once again, the giant lizard finally couldn’t withstand it anymore, rushing to a spot not far from Sunan, lying on the ground, repeatedly shaking its head, its amber-colored vertical pupils showing a human-like plea, resembling a motion of begging for mercy. "Quite perceptive." Sunan clicked his tongue in wonder. Encountering such a rare exotic variant, he didn’t wish to kill it outright, thus halting the Fire Child’s pursuit and casually casting another Sleep Spell. The heavily injured giant lizard couldn’t resist the Sleep Spell’s effect anymore, its eyelids fluttering, the next second it fell into a deep slumber. Out of caution, Sunan did not stop there; he patted the nearby Black Rock Leopard, signaling it to suppress the giant lizard, then placed his hand on its body, releasing a Fatigue Touch, draining the giant lizard’s energy, ensuring the beast lost all combat ability. Having done all this, he finally felt assured enough to divert his attention from the giant lizard to the battlefield. At that moment, all surviving Black-scaled Lizardmen felt a chill racing up their spines. In their horrified gaze, the fearsome flame creature jubilantly charged towards them.

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