noveltune Chapter 14 Sonic Roar
Chapter 14 Sonic Roar
The vast underground space is bisected by a narrow river several meters wide, with molten lava churning and flames leaping within, casting a dark red glow over the cave.
On the edge of the lava lake, on a pebble beach, a huge monster was gnawing on dark red moss growing from a crevice in the rocks.
The monster resembles a water buffalo, is over four meters long, and has a shoulder height of over two and a half meters. Its entire body is covered with thick brown scales, and its limbs are as thick as stone pillars.
Unlike ordinary water buffalo, this monster has four curved horns on its head, two pointing forward and two bending to the sides, like a battle helmet.
As the four-horned bull lowered its head to nibble on the moss, two rows of sharp fangs were revealed in its open mouth.
These are the monsters of the abyss; even the grass-eating creatures are ferocious and vicious.
Just as the Four-Horned Demon Bull was feeding as usual, a five-and-a-half-meter-long Black Armored Earth Dragon appeared at the cave entrance more than a hundred meters away.
Its nearly two-meter-tall body grew even more imposing, and the black dragon scales covering its entire body radiated an indestructible aura under the firelight. Coupled with its ferocious claws and sharp, long tail, it was born entirely for slaughter.
"Was this the guy who ambushed me?"
After carefully examining the four-horned demon bull for a while, the black-armored earth dragon's gaze turned cold. It exerted force with its four claws and leaped down from the three-meter-high opening. Its massive body landed with a dull thud, attracting the attention of the four-horned demon bull.
Moo! The four-horned demon bull raised its head, exhaling scorching breath, its blood-red eyes filled with rage as it looked at the black-armored earth dragon.
Roar! The black-armored earth dragon roared in response, and then the rocks under its claws shattered, and its body shot out, rushing towards the four-horned demon bull like a tyrannical dragon.
Moo!
The four-horned demonic bull roared furiously, lowered its head, and crushed rocks with its four hooves. Its massive body moved with a thunderous roar as it charged towards the black-armored earth dragon.
As the charging four-horned demon bulls grew faster and faster, they eventually smashed through the air, creating a whirlwind of dust behind them. Such a display of power made even the Black Armored Earth Dragon's pupils shrink.
The two-way charge covered a distance of over a hundred meters in the blink of an eye. Just a dozen meters away, the black-armored earth dragon suddenly drew an arc and rushed to the side. Seeing this, the four-horned demon bull subconsciously swerved.
Boom! Debris flew everywhere, dust filled the air, and the two-zhang-high rock was smashed to pieces by the four-horned demon bull.
"Now."
The black-armored earth dragon roared and appeared behind the four-horned demon bull, who was somewhat dizzy after crashing into the rocks. Its right claw was outstretched and slashed fiercely at the base of the demon bull's hind leg.
A sharp, screeching sound rang out instantly.
Black claws tore through the demon bull's scales, fat, and muscle layers, leaving four huge gashes tens of centimeters deep, from which dark red blood instantly gushed.
Moo!
The intense pain caused the demon bull to roar even more furiously. It suddenly turned around, its huge mouth wide open, and bit directly at the black-armored earth dragon instead of butting it with its horns.
Bang! The black-armored earth dragon swung its claw, and the powerful blow slapped open the demon bull's mouth, tearing its lip apart.
As a creature that has awakened the bloodline of dragons, even though it is smaller than the Demon Bull, the Black Armored Earth Dragon's basic strength is no weaker than that of the Demon Bull.
However, the opponent's charge was too ferocious, and it dared not resist it head-on.
The moment the Black Armored Earth Dragon slapped open the Demon Bull's head with its claw, it flicked its tail, sending a sharp stinger piercing the air and transforming into a black shadow that shot towards the Demon Bull's eye, giving its opponent no chance to react.
Just as the Black Armored Earth Dragon's tail spike shot out, the Four-Horned Demon Bull's chest cavity suddenly expanded, like a steam engine storing energy, and a muffled sound vibrating the air came from deep in its throat.
"Danger."
The black-armored earth dragon's tail, which was about to pierce the demon bull's eye, suddenly stopped, and it retreated rapidly as it sensed the intense danger.
boom!
Visible sound waves exploded from the demon bull's mouth, distorting the air in their path and shattering small pebbles on the ground several inches off the ground.
Although the Black Armored Earth Dragon retreated more than ten meters in an instant, it was still swept directly by the sonic wave.
The black-armored earth dragon felt its blood boiling, its brain buzzing, its heart stopping, its strength draining away, and its body frozen in place.
At this moment, amidst the smoke and dust raised by the sonic boom, the demonic bull lowered its head, its four horns aimed at the stiff black-armored earth dragon, and pawed at the ground with its hind hooves.
Boom! The earth shook violently, and the demonic bull charged again, its hooves shattering the rocks beneath it, its four horns gleaming menacingly in the red glow of the lava.
"Move!" Under Chen Zheng's mental roar, the Black Armored Earth Dragon's heart, which had stopped beating, suddenly resumed beating, and its hind legs exploded with power, causing it to dodge to the side.
Fortunately, he sensed something was wrong immediately and stepped back, which greatly reduced the vibration of the sonic roar.
boom!
The four-horned demon bull's body grazed past the black-armored earth dragon's tail as it charged past, crashing headfirst into the mountain wall dozens of meters away amidst howling winds.
The mountainside trembled instantly, and countless rocks were scattered and flew everywhere.
If this impact lands squarely, even a Black Armored Earth Dragon wouldn't be able to withstand it.
Its defense is mainly reflected in the strength of its scales, which are very effective against armor penetration and sharpness, but are countered by blunt impacts that contain powerful shock force.
Whoosh! With a whoosh of wind, the Black Armored Earth Dragon appeared behind the dizzy Four-Horned Demon Bull, its target still the Demon Bull's hind legs.
The sharp dragon claws tore through the muscles and fascia along the previous wound, with one of the claws even severing the joint ligaments and fascia before being stopped by hard bone.
Blood gushed from the wound that had nearly torn half of his thigh, instantly staining the ground red.
Roar!
The four-horned demonic bull roared even more violently, instinctively turning around to attack the black-armored earth dragon, but... crack.
The force of the turn caused the bull's left hind leg joint to snap suddenly, and its massive body lost its balance and crashed to the side.
"Slowdown successful! And the bleeding effect has been applied!" the Black Armored Earth Dragon roared excitedly.
Moo! Moo! The four-horned bull roared in alarm and anger, pawing the ground with its front hooves as it struggled to stand up, but its broken hind leg was completely useless.
"Now it's my turn." The Black Armored Earth Dragon roared, and just then, the Four-Horned Demon Bull's chest expanded again, and it opened its mouth to release a second sonic shock.
"I've been waiting for you for a long time."
Shoot! The sharp, black tail spikes pierced the air, emitting a piercing shriek.
The speed of this attack, unleashed at full power by the Black Armored Earth Dragon, was almost lightning fast. It pierced through the wide-open mouth of the Demon Bull, penetrated its upper jaw, and sank into its skull.
The impending sonic roar abruptly ceased, the four-horned demon bull's ferocious eyes slowly dimmed, and its massive head slammed to the ground with a thud.
"Finally, we've taken down this elite monster." The Black Armored Earth Dragon breathed a sigh of relief. This monster was the strongest it had encountered in a while, especially its sonic roar. If it hadn't reacted quickly, it might have been dead.
But now, this ability belongs to it.
The black-armored earth dragon pulled its tail spikes out of the demon bull's skull and began to tear at the demon bull's neck with its ferocious maw.
Its fangs tore through scales and muscles, tearing off a large chunk of flesh. Immediately, blood mixed with fleshy bits flowed from the black-armored earth dragon's mouth, creating a gruesome and bloody scene.
The Plunder talent requires devouring more than a third of the target's flesh to succeed, therefore you cannot use Bloodthirsty Tail Sting to directly plunder the essence of flesh.
As for the principle, it should be that the Bloodthirsty Tail Sting absorbs the target's flesh and blood directly into bioenergy, without containing any innate factors.
The four-horned demon bull was so large that it took the black-armored earth dragon almost half an hour to eat a third of its flesh and blood. At this moment, a row of text appeared in front of them.
[Detectable talent: Sonic Roar, plunder?]
"Plunder!" Chen Zheng confirmed without hesitation.
[Successfully plundered, gained the mutation-type talent: Sonic Roar, consumes Abyssal Energy to unleash a shockwave that blasts through the air, covering a range of fifteen meters, consuming 15 Abyssal Energy per burst.]
Note: This talent places a heavy burden on the body and cannot be used continuously.
Boom! A power originating from the depths of the Black Armored Earth Dragon's genes surged forth, gathering at its throat, where a special organ gradually grew out.
The black-armored earth dragon immediately felt an itch in its throat and couldn't help but open its mouth wide.
Roar!
The materialized white sound wave erupted from the center of the black-armored earth dragon, distorting the air and instantly shattering rocks within a range of several meters. The resulting powder and shockwave swept across a range of more than ten meters.