Tribal Lord: SSS Ranked Taming Primitive Beauties and The Beasts! Chapter 46
The slash erupted again, but this time the attack was amplified because of his (Sword Domain) skill.
The four Lizardmen roared and unleashed their skills simultaneously, weapons glowing as they blocked together.
BOOM!!!
The forest exploded, trees shattered, and the ground split open.
When the dust cleared, the battlefield was divided.
Old Ni faced the sword wielder. Garnak charged the massive, bare-handed lizardman.
The others clashed elsewhere.
The sword wielder staggered, breathing raggedly. He had already spent an enormous amount of mana blocking two Sever the Line slashes.
Looking at the sword wielder’s state, Old Ni charged forward.
The Lizardman swung desperately at Old Ni, but the old man just twisted his blade and parried the attacks easily. The inferno traced scorched scales with each clash.
The Lizardman tried to retreat, but his speed was reduced.
Old Ni raised his sword overhead and activated his (Iron Weight Slash) skill.
All of his mass and momentum condensed into a single brutal downward strike.
CRACK!!
The sword cleaved through the lizardman’s skull and into the earth beneath.
The body collapsed lifelessly.
At Garnak’s side, he was just laughing.
The massive Lizardman roared, swinging fists and tail wildly, but Garnak stood firm. Each punch he delivered created shockwaves across the ground.
The Lizardman tried to overpower him, but Garnak wasn’t an ordinary 5th Rank Warrior.
"Too slow..." Garnak clicked his tongue.
He planted his feet and used his (Earthquake Knuckle Barrage) skill.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A relentless storm of punches detonated against the Lizardman’s body. Shockwaves stacked, tearing through flesh and bone.
His body then collapsed to the ground with a heavy thud.
Broken trunks smoldered faintly from the residual Inferno Flame left behind by Old Ni’s earlier slashes. The scent of blood mixed with crushed leaves and churned soil.
Two 5th Rank Lizardmen had already fallen.
But the battle was far from over, as a violent shockwave rippled through the jungle once more.
Boom!
Lothar’s body slid backward several meters, boots carving deep grooves into the earth before he forcefully stabilized himself. His grip tightened around the Bloodtusk Longsword, veins bulging slightly along his forearm.
Across from him stood a tall, lean Lizardman. Unlike the others, his posture was composed. A long spear rested in his hand, its blade shimmering with condensed mana.
The air around him felt sharp.
This one... was exceptionally strong compared to the others.
The Lizardman flicked the spear once.
Swoosh!
The motion alone tore a visible line through the air.
Lothar narrowed his eyes. "You’re quite a strong one."
The Lizardman didn’t respond, his golden pupils locked onto Lothar with cold killing intent.
He then vanished in an instant.
The moment he appeared, the spear tip arrived directly before Lothar’s throat.
Clang!
Lothar twisted his body instinctively, raising his sword horizontally. Sparks exploded outward as the spear tip collided against the blade. The impact sent a tremor through Lothar’s arms.
Before Lothar could counter attacked—
Bam!
The Lizardman’s tail whipped sideways and slammed into Lothar’s ribs.
Crack!
Lothar was thrown sideways, crashing through a small tree before regaining his footing mid-air and flipping backward to land firmly.
He wiped the blood from the corner of his lips. "You’re good."
Mana surged violently through his body as he stepped forward.
Boom!
Their weapons collided again, but this time, Lothar didn’t retreat.
Slash!
His blade carved upward in a sharp diagonal arc, forcing the Lizardman to pull his spear back defensively.
Clang!
The spear shaft trembled under the force.
The lizardman countered instantly with a thrust. The spear tip blurred into dozens of afterimages, each one aimed at Lothar’s vital points.
Lothar inhaled sharply.
Shing! Shing! Shing!
He deflected three thrusts in succession, but the fourth slipped past his guard.
A shallow cut opened along his shoulder.
However, at the same time, his blade swept low and managed to slice across the Lizardman’s thigh, tearing through scales and drawing blood.
Both of them stepped back simultaneously.
The surrounding trees trembled under the pressure radiating from their clash.
The Lizardman’s eyes narrowed slightly, then he stomped forward again, spear rotating fluidly in his grip.
Boom!
This time, the assault intensified.
The spear danced like a venomous serpent as a series of thrusts, sweeps, reverse thrusts, and upward jabs were thrown at Lothar.
Lothar responded with ferocity. His sword arcs overlapped in wide crescents, deflecting the spear head-on rather than avoiding it, and sparks flew with every impact.
Clang!
Clang!
Boom!
A thrust grazed Lothar’s thigh.
A counterslash carved a line across the lizardman’s forearm.
Blood dripped steadily onto the soil.
Elsewhere, Uncle Zan was locked in his own fierce exchange.
The Lizardman saber wielder moved with terrifying agility. His curved blade flashed like lightning between trees, forcing Uncle Zan to step carefully with each movement.
Clang!
Uncle Zan blocked an overhead slash, but the impact forced him one step back.
The Lizardman rotated instantly.
Slash!
A horizontal strike aimed at his waist. Uncle Zan twisted his body narrowly, the blade grazing his body.
He then counterattacked with a short thrust.
The tip of his blade pierced into the Lizardman’s shoulder. The lizardman hissed violently and kicked forward.
Boom!
Both separated again.
Uncle Zan exhaled slowly. He had the advantage, but it wasn’t overwhelming.
Back on Lothar’s side, the lizardman suddenly leaped high into the air, and mana gathered at the spear tip.
The surrounding wind began spiraling unnaturally.
Lothar immediately frowned.
The Lizardman descended like a falling meteor.
BOOM!
The spear pierced into the ground before Lothar, detonating a violent shockwave that uprooted trees within a fifteen-meter radius.
Lothar crossed his blade defensively.
Crack!
He was blasted backward, coughing blood as he rolled twice before pushing himself upright.
The Lizardman charged through the dust cloud instantly.
Thrust!
This time, the spear tip pierced through Lothar’s side.
Spurt!
Blood sprayed from his body.
However, Lothar had stepped forward instead of retreating.
Lothar had stepped forward instead of retreating.
"Got you."
Slash!
His blade carved across the Lizardman’s chest at close range, ripping scales apart and opening a deep gash.
Both staggered again, their breathing grew heavier as both of them were injured.
Then, from a distance, Old Ni’s calm voice rang out. "Garnak."
Garnak turned his head slightly.
Old Ni had already finished his opponent and was moving toward Uncle Zan’s direction.
"Help Lothar. I’ll handle the other one."
Garnak grinned. "Understood."
Boom!
The ground cracked as Garnak vanished.
The spear-wielding Lizardman sensed it immediately.
He tried to retreat, but it was too late as Garnak appeared from the side like a charging beast.
The Lizardman raised his spear horizontally.
Clang!
The shaft bent under Garnak’s brute force, the impact sending him flying into a tree trunk.
Before he could stabilize, Lothar was already there and slashed his saber.
Slash!
A diagonal strike forced him to twist his body defensively.
Boom!
Garnak’s knee slammed into his ribs mid-motion, fracturing some of their bones.
Crack!
The Lizardman roared and thrust his spear wildly.
Unfortunately for the Lizardman, it turned into a one-sided fight now.
Lothar attacked from the front while Garnak was pressuring from the side, making every movement the lizardman made open a flaw.
Slash!
A deep cut opened across his abdomen.
Boom!
Garnak’s fist smashed into his jaw, snapping his head sideways.
The Lizardman attempted one final desperate thrust, but his movement was just slightly slower.
Lothar stepped inside the spear’s range and slashed his saber.
Slash! Slash! Slash!
Three overlapping arcs tore through the Lizardman’s body, and before he could collapse, Garnak planted his feet as he used his (Earthquake Knuckle Barrage) skill.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
A storm of punches detonated against the Lizardman’s chest and skull.
The ground cratered beneath them.
When the dust settled, the Lizardman’s body lay broken, chest caved inward, skull shattered.
On the other side, Uncle Zan had already pushed the saber wielder into a disadvantageous position.
Clang!
The Lizardman’s saber was knocked wide.
Uncle Zan stepped forward for the finishing strike, but suddenly Old Ni appeared beside him.
The Sword Domain’s lingering pressure still weighed upon the battlefield.
The Lizardman’s eyes widened in terror. It attempted to retreat, but it was still too slow as Old Ni moved first.
Slash!
A clean horizontal arc severed the Lizardman’s weapon in half.
Before he could even process what happened, Uncle Zan followed.
Thrust!
His blade pierced straight through the Lizardman’s chest.
Yet, Old Ni didn’t stop as he used his (Iron Weigh Slash) skill.
CRACK!!
The downward strike crushed the Lizardman’s skull into the ground.
The body twitched once, then stayed still.
Silence fell over the shattered jungle as four 5th-rank lizardmen were dead in a short time.
Lothar exhaled heavily, blood dripping from his wounds.
Garnak rolled his shoulders, cracking his neck slightly.
Uncle Zan flicked the blood off his blade.
On the other side, Ash finally received the news that everything went smoothly. He told them to wait there as he would catch up as soon as possible.
Subsequently, he looked at the two people from the previous Urthak Tribe and ordered the system. "Upgrade their ranks!"
[Ding! 25,000 Tribal Points have been successfully deducted.]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host! Thurgan has successfully broken through to the 5th Rank Warrior.]
[Ding! 25,000 Tribal Points have been successfully deducted.]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host! Kargor has successfully broken through to the 5th Rank Warrior.]
They were shocked when an enormous amount of energy suddenly poured into his body out of nowhere since Ash didn’t even tell them to prepare themselves beforehand.
They immediately closed their eyes and tried to stabilize their advancement.
The reason why he upgraded them first before the others was purely because it was simpler, as they already had become peak 4th Rank, while the others had just become 4th Rank and needed to upgrade their stats to maximum first before upgrading their ranks.