Chapter 597: Chapter 597

597: Chapter 577: Mother of Stone-Dragon 597: Chapter 577: Mother of Stone-Dragon “Oh, she’s really ugly, but she looks quite tasty…”

The metallic silver figure gazed at the monster in front of her, revealing a “drooling” expression.

In these past few days, Zhi Xi had shared senses with Lu Ping’an and enjoyed many “mouthfuls of blessings”.

Particularly, when the Petrified Lizard was cooked in more than a dozen different ways, such as Petrified lizard barbecue, Longan Kebabs, Braised Dragon Claw, Dragon Whip Sausage…

cough cough, to put it bluntly, she enjoyed the cooking, Lu Ping’an might not necessarily have enjoyed the eating.

“This could keep me eating for half a year.”

Subconsciously touching her metallic lips, Zhi Xi brought out a greedy look.

Not far away was the monster.

Just by appearance, she was still just a Petrified Lizard, except that she was ten times larger than the biggest one Lu Ping’an had ever seen.

And there were obvious mutations on her body.

The Petrofied lizards’ characteristic pale pupils had turned golden, two horns had emerged from the top of the triangular lizard head, the original four limbs now had two more new limbs that resembled kirins, and fiery patterns had emerged on her scales.

If one were to just hear the description, they would probably picture something very majestic, but her transformation was incomplete, the flaming scales were patchy, like a child’s half-completed doodle.

The new extra limbs were not fully developed, they hung from the body like malformed little hands.

The dragon-like pupils were mismatched in size, making this terrible beast look somewhat comical.

The whole creature was like a product forced into mutation midway, filled with a sense of distortion and discomfort.

“…It really is a ‘dragon’, Lu Ping’an, don’t let it go!”

Lizards are common creatures with many subspecies in the Extraordinary World, including Ice Lizards, Fire Lizards, and Petrified Lizards.

They all have great potential and adaptability to different environments.

As an extraordinary creature, their greatest advantage is that many lizards have a certain amount of “dragon’s blood” and are lower subspecies of dragons.

Accordingly, if they advance and awaken the power of their bloodline, they may very likely obtain a certain degree of “Dragon Attribute”.

“Petrification rules?

It’s not befitting for a Petrofied Lizard.

It’s actually a thin sub-dragon species, only using its natural ability purely based on instinct.

If it truly advanced, it should lean towards dragon species.

Only high-level pure elemental creatures may awaken high-level elemental manipulation rules…”

Big Cat is an expert in the field of creature talents and evolution.

She judged that the chance of a Petrofied Lizard acquiring petrification rules is extremely low, the most likely scenario is that it has awakened its “dragon” attribute.

“Tsk tsk tsk, another darling of the world.

The world says you’re a dragon, then you’re a dragon…

but with such a poor foundation, even when becoming a dragon, you’re premature.

You’re just the perfect hunting target.”

From Big Cat’s experience, magic monsters that have awakened the “dragon” attribute would have their flesh and spoils of war upgraded by at least one level, and after jumping a big level, a series of dragon-related rare materials would appear.

“Wasn’t there a Decree-level that got petrified directly by it?

Isn’t this a petrification rule?”

“It’s because it’s a dragon, so the petrification ability has also improved.”

“Is it that simple and crude?

Then what about other abilities…”

“They have all been improved across the board.

Judging by its appearance, it has advanced at least 2 levels.

Don’t treat it as a weak creature; the transformation into a ‘dragon’ brings about comprehensive upgrades.”

Despite this, Big Cat was still raring to go.

This is the 24th floor of the Underground Palace, and currently the main battlefield with the most concentrated firepower.

After Lu Ping’an found the source of the information, he went all the way down and infiltrated the vicinity of the battlefield…

He did not attempt to approach the battlefield, but the Mother of Stone-Dragon was so huge that it was extraordinarily conspicuous from even a distance.

“The improvement is comprehensive, especially in terms of vitality and physical fitness, it is at least three times as resilient as before.

However, this is still easier to handle than a pure petrification rule monster.

If it really was a petrification rule creature, I would advise you to run as far as possible.

perhaps, your third monster can consider getting a Dragon Card.”

Upon hearing this, Lu Ping’an was immediately intrigued.

Currently his Life Illustration has only three slots, with Little Flame and Zhi Xi as precedents, Lu Ping’an was not interested in other monsters.

In the huge force in front of him, there were four to five giant Petrofied Lizards that were slightly smaller than the Mother of Stone-Dragon.

They might be “children” with higher rankings, or possibly her mates.

The most nauseating part was that on the battlefield, the Mother of the Stone-dragon was actually laying huge eggs.

From within, more than a dozen large petrified lizards crawled out.

Just newly born, they grew rapidly while feasting on the fresh blood of their own kind.

“The standard for the Dragon’s descendants, their reproductive (army bursting) ability has always been ridiculously powerful.”

The human adventurers on the 24th floor were the majority.

They had been pushed to the brink of death, their conditions were much worse than the warriors above.

On the battlefield, Lu Ping’an saw many stone statues….

If they cannot be cured of petrification within seventy-two hours, I’m afraid it will be too late to save them.

The main force of the monsters is made up of various petrified lizards.

To be frank, these monsters are actually not hard to deal with.

Their most terrifying attack mode is “Petrifying Stare”, but as long as the resistance isn’t messed up, they won’t get killed by a petrified lizard of the same level with a single staredown.

The crawling locomotion, owing to its short stature, sets a limit to its speed and strength, which are both quite average.

Being a crawling creature, its primary attack is using its teeth and claws.

Since it often moves in a low stance, like a “Tricycle Charge”, the attacks are quite monotonous and predictable to avoid…

They are nowhere near as nimble as real felines and therefore not strong enough for melee fights.

But if you’re facing hundreds or thousands of petrified lizards, it’s a different story.

When those countless “Petrifying Eyes” stare at you, even a Decree-level strongman would wonder whether they might be unlucky enough to be stared down to death.

Humans are forming their own protective formations, helping each other in both offense and defense.

Occasionally when someone gets petrified, the other companions will rescue them and use the Antipetrification Elixir for treatment….

The main ingredients of the Antipetrification Elixir come from the petrified lizard, there are Magic Alchemists among the adventurers, which is great for this particular situation.

However, if it’s the petrification caused by that big creature, I’m afraid these prepared Antipetrification Elixirs won’t stand a chance.

Lu Ping’an arrived through a hidden passage.

There were several other infiltrators hiding around him, but none of them had acted yet.

“Hold still, wait, you go now, and you’re only rushing in to die.”

“But if this continues…”

It was clear that the situation was getting worse and worse for the human side.

Those newborn Stone-dragon Lizards were growing rapidly, usually twice the size of a normal petrified lizard, and often had abnormal dragon parts such as dragon claws and dragon horns, proving that they were stronger than normal petrified lizards.

Such a disgusting scene of reproduction in front of your face not only disgusted everyone but also put great pressure on humans.

However, those newborn Stone-dragon Lizards seemed to have a low intellect.

They only approached the battlefield at the command of their mother and did not take much advantage.

The Mother of Stone-dragon now could not mass-produce real Wisdom Demons.

“…Don’t be in a hurry, wait for an opportunity.

You can’t handle it now, and its evolution is not complete, so it’s not in the best state for loot.”

The cat’s words made Lu Ping’an feel helpless, is the Mother of Stone-dragon still not strong enough for you?

But as a biologist, the cat has an interest in this kind of “evolution” and is calculating how long it will take for it to be complete.

this world really favors her.

Normally it would take at least several decades to evolve, but she can complete it in less than a day.

If she really becomes a Rule-level Dragon species, her power will at least triple, and the loot value will at least be multiplied by ten!”

“…by then, all the people here would be dead.”

However, upon her reminder, Lu Ping’an noticed that the Mother Stone-dragon was eating while giving birth…

The newborns who failed in the competition within the species were swallowed directly by the mother dragon, once again becoming fresh meat.

This bizarre and cruel method of self-consumption was making her grow larger.

The dragon horns on her head are clearly getting longer, twisted, the color of her scales is getting deeper, and her stature is increasingly vast.

She is still in the process of Dragonization, trying to evolve into a real Rule-level Dragon species.