Chapter 822
Chapter 822 - 808 Crossing the River
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Lu Ping’an calmly watched everything in front of him, his avatar as the Flaming Knight not feeling the heat at all.
The newly constructed "endoskeleton" converted heat into kinetic energy continuously, while the "Handcuff" technique also made the Elements much more humble.
As he lay among them, the symbiotic Sun Vine absorbed most of the heat and granted him an extremely frightening resistance to flames.
Moreover, with his level 17 Fire Control Skill... in a sense, Lu Ping’an could be considered a true Abyssal Flame Demon, at least in the shallows, where fire players burnt themselves before him.
"...What is this?"
"Melthole Crocodile Dragon, a Magic Monster of the third tier or above; this one should be considered of lord level, around the fourth-fifth tier, it shouldn’t be here..."
Not understanding, Lu Ping’an snapped a picture and sent it to his AI, which instantly identified it and even provided response advice and suggestions.
"...It has a bit of the Dragon descendants’ bloodline, very thin, but it indeed possesses the attributes of ’Dragon’, ’Flame’, and ’Abyss’, quite suitable for your armor needs..."
With that said, Lu Ping’an was no longer sleepy.
The knight of flames leapt up, and the Crocodile Dragon, with its lava and toxic flames, immediately raised its head and spewed out a mouthful of stinking red fog.
"Run fast!"
"Get out of the way, it’s poisonous! Retreat quickly."
The scene turned chaotic, and after the first wave of attack, as the approaching flames became imminent, the Crocodile Dragon’s massive body suddenly expanded again, its black scales gleaming with a metallic sheen, its enlarged mouth seemingly challenging.
Its eyes flashed with greedy desire, its tiny wings flapping furiously in the air, while its body remained bound to the earth, its throat emitting a series of fierce winds.
The violent wind from its throat carried flames and toxic smoke, igniting the entire sky.
The poison fog it spewed was dispersed by the wild wind, bringing death and burning.
Mortals on the ground rolled, yearning for the favor of destiny.
The Metal Knight, with a punch, smashed up.
He appeared in the midst of the hot red fog, ignoring the malignant toxic flames; his silver-gauntleted fist clenched fiercely.
Another punch.
The mortals’ terror didn’t manifest into reality, and the anticipated clash of titans did not occur.
The massive Crocodile Dragon, like a pitiful stray dog, whimpered pathetically.
Its belly full of toxic flames and burning fluids didn’t spew out; they were shoved right back inside.
Surrounded by dissipating flames, the giant Metal Knight, just like beating a dog, held the fearsome Crocodile Dragon in his hands, punch after punch, with toxic blood splattering and the scene tragic.
The "Evil Man", without any semblance of reasoning, kept hammering down punch after punch, blood spraying, the scene exceedingly brutal.
The "little babies" in the middle? They thought they had reached a dead end but didn’t expect that both the Crocodile Dragon and the Flame Knight were only interested in each other.
They noticed that the Giant even had time to spare, to turn his head and give them a glance...
In those flame-formed crimson eyes, there was nothing but malice and bloodlust, the delight of a cruel wolf toying with rabbits.
It was playing with these prey this whole time.
It was beating up the Crocodile Dragon in front of it merely because it had trespassed on its Hunting Ground and target...
𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶
"Run, run fast!"
That glance directly struck their souls and minds, as if it were a supernatural ability in itself.
The terrified examinees sped up, tumbling and scrambling to escape.
But the Metal Flame Knight was not so easily going to let them off.
With a snap of his fingers, dozens of ferocious beasts pounced out from the shadows.
Among them, most were bizarre Flame Hounds, and there were also several Horned Demons, their twin pupils blood-red and wounded. The moment they appeared, they firmly fixed their gaze on the "Master’s" prey.
The chase began once again.
When the Master was preoccupied, the Hunting-dogs would fulfill their duty to track.
The examinees were in a sorry state, running for their lives, with no one noticing the eerie bone needles inserted into the foreheads and temples of those Ferocious Beasts.
They were like living zombies, their rigid bodies not slow, maintaining a distance and constantly applying pressure on the examinees.
Meanwhile, Lu Ping’an had also freed his hands.
The Crocodile Dragon was a very dangerous creature, whether in terms of physical force or its deadly flame and toxin, but its opponent...
"Woof woof woof!"
It let out a yelp like that of a puppy.
Its proud claws and teeth were meaningless compared to the Metal Knight’s immense strength; it was like a pitiful Little Beast.
"...Not bad performance."
The Newborn "Kinetic Armor" provided Lu Ping’an with terrifying brute strength; what was once his greatest weakness had now become a strength. The Crocodile Dragon’s blaze, on the contrary, became the Power Source for his brute force.
"Woof woof woof woof woof!"
The yelping Crocodile Dragon felt the excruciating pain from being pulled apart. It tried to struggle, to resist, to spew out its last Toxic Flames.
The core Gem was forced to emit intense firelight, the magnificent final glow of its life. That moment of Burning Flame reached its pinnacle.
But that only became the source of energy for the Knight’s increased brute force...
A crisp snap burst out, and the robust Crocodile Dragon struggled powerlessly in the Metal Knight’s hands.
When the hands parted, it had turned into two pieces of fresh.
"...Somewhat interesting."
Having completed the test, Lu Ping’an turned his gaze to the South, where there seemed to be another off-the-scale question.
"...This, it’s coming out too quickly, isn’t it? Are we really not worried about losing control?"
The next moment, his gaze shifted to the North, where his "Pets" appeared to have suffered massive casualties. Was it other invigilators or new trouble?
"Tch, this job is getting harder and harder."
Helplessly, he also had to quicken his pace, lest those examinees got wiped out, which would also be troublesome.
The same thing was happening across the land, with more and more middle-tier and lower-tier Demons climbing up to the shallow layers.
This clearly wasn’t normal; most of them didn’t have the motivation or the goal to do so, nor did they have such keen senses and perception... They might come, but they shouldn’t arrive this fast, this many.
Was the attraction pheromone sent from above too strong? Or was something below throwing out more probing Chips.
Lu Ping’an had already sensed that something was off; the situation seemed to be getting Out of Control too early. He was considering whether to send these examinees out.
"If we keep this up, the death rate will definitely exceed 10%."
The situation on Lu Ping’an’s side was actually the best one; his strength had already surpassed the standard of a typical fourth-tier. Even more superior to his peers was his extremely apt ability configuration for the local environment.
The part of the Abyss worlds that bordered Earth, predominantly a world of Flame, turned into a home field for Lu Ping’an with his high fire resistance. The full-coverage armor avoided most environmental damage... Well, with the armor that Lu Ping’an wore, most Exotic Realms could be his home field.
While he was troubled by the continuously increasing problems, other "invigilators" and "proctors" were even more distressed.
In some places, there had already been incidents of invigilators dying in battle and mass casualties among the examinees... From now on, the effect of "Holy Water" had obviously weakened.
What Lu Ping’an vaguely sensed had now become a Reality.
In a sense, many "insiders" were now Chess pieces probing the Abyss, and the creatures on the opposite side had begun to make their moves to devour these Chess pieces.
The Abyss’s counterattack was way too proactive than expected, driving a large number of mid-to-high-level Magical Beasts to the shallows, creating big trouble for the examinees and even invigilators.
"Get out of my way!"
Elsewhere, an examinee, with Sword Qi flying wildly, took down the high-level Magic Monster in front of him and saved the unfortunate invigilator.
Yes, an examinee had saved an invigilator... Sometimes, it’s perfectly normal for an examinee to be stronger than an invigilator, especially since this examinee, in a sense, like Lu Ping’an, had repeatedly "stacked armors" on himself, turning into a human-shaped Gao Da.
"You are... Xia Qin?"
Captain Xia Qin nodded. In this dreadful environment, accustomed to training with a particular Bastard, she was not even sweating.
However, the situation with the ad-hoc Team was much worse than expected.
— End of Chapter 822 —