Orson was feeling mentally drained. Even with his full efforts in hunting down players, their retreat tactics were far too sophisticated. It wasn’t just a disorganized and undisciplined scatter; it was more like they scattered into eight different directions. They didn’t give him a chance to use his AoE skills and mow them down in bulk.
“The Eight Sages’ guild is truly top-tier. Their adaptability is far beyond what regular players can handle. They’re not to be underestimated.” Orson commented seriously.
Soon, the entire plain was filled with players scattering in all directions, leaving behind scattered gear and gold coins.
Meanwhile, the Crimson Lizard King chased after Bloodaxe King in the air, forcing him to run for his life. The advantage of flying was simply too great. Even Bloodaxe King, the orc king, couldn’t withstand the percentage-based damage. His health rapidly dropped to around 50%.
At that moment, a shrill hawk’s cry rang out across the sky.
A large Lord-Class Thunder Eagle was summoned by Bloodaxe King.
“Is this some kind of boss compensation mechanic?” Orson muttered to himself.
It was common in Infinite Dimensions’ large-scale dungeons to encounter such situations. Typically, bosses didn’t summon flying battle beasts. The advantage of high ground and aerial combat was too overwhelming, and most players lacked strong anti-air capabilities. Once a boss was mounted on a flying beast, players had no way to fight back.
However, there was an exception. If players possessed a flying battle beast or a high-tier battle beast with exceptional agility, the boss would trigger a “compensation mechanism” once its health dropped to 70% or 50%, summoning a flying beast to assist in battle.
But this Thunder Eagle, with its striking blue feathers and imposing appearance, didn’t stay impressive for long. After only a few seconds, it was visibly shaking in fear.
Under the fierce gaze of Crimson Lizard King, the Thunder Eagle immediately turned into a trembling blue chick, quivering uncontrollably.
Bloodaxe King, seeing this, realized he had no chance against Crimson Lizard King. His face filled with panic as he mounted the Thunder Eagle, preparing to flee.
“If I let you escape, what’s the point of all this?” Orson sneered, his palm pushing downward. His Sky Sovereign title activated, and the Thunder Eagle immediately plummeted from the sky.
Crimson Lizard King roared, and with a Blazing Meteor Shower clearing the way, her claws tore through the air with terrifying force. After only a few exchanges, the Thunder Eagle’s body was partially shredded by the Dragon’s innate Deadly Bite. Its blood poured out like a fountain, before Crimson Lizard King violently tore it apart.
Crunch, crunch…
In front of Bloodaxe King, the mighty orc king seemed no more formidable than a helpless infant as Crimson Lizard King began devouring the bird.
Orson sighed, already losing patience. He still had a pile of gear to pick up. He called Crimson Lizard King to him and hopped on to help with the output.
With a final, anguished scream, the massive Bloodaxe King crashed to the ground like a small mountain.
Crimson Lizard King dived in, snapping off the head with two quick bites, then chewed it violently before swallowing it whole.
Bloodaxe King didn’t even drop much. Just two pieces of 50-level purple gear and a B-tier warrior skill book.
Orson sighed deeply. Orcs were still orcs. Their loot drop rates weren’t even close to those of dragons. If only he could hunt dragons every day.
Even if the Demon God Flag was useless to him, he could sell it in the auction house. However, it wouldn’t fetch more than 400,000 gold coins, and it might not even attract high-rollers to buy it. Besides, to get its full effect, it required cooperation from eight guilds.
For now, it would be stored in the guild warehouse and forgotten.
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“Your battle beast Transport Tool No. 1 gains +4% to all attributes.”
Hearing this prompt, Orson’s face darkened. A Domain Lord-level boss only adds that little to its attributes?
He honestly couldn’t understand it. The beast was sitting there, refusing to eat the massive pile of meat on the ground. Why did it insist on chewing on the skull? What was the point… it was absurd!
Orson rubbed his forehead, checking Crimson Lizard King’s stats.
Crimson Lizard King: Ancient Magic Shadow
Level: 55
Domain Lord-Class Battle Beast
Health: 192 million
Attack: 18,000
Critical Rate: 60%
Skills: Doom Dragon Breath, Body Domination Heal, Ancient Will Awakening I, Blazing Meteor Shower, Devour Growth, Awaiting Socketing
Battle Beast Transport Tool No. 1 Evolution Condition 1: Level 60
Condition 2: Divine Dragon Heart
Condition 3: Devour Growth 100%
Crimson Lizard King’s health was approaching 200 million, and her attack power was terrifying. But Orson was far from satisfied.
The progress to fully stack Devour Growth to 100% and evolve into a Saint-level Entity was only at 20%.
There was no doubt about it. More meat needed to be consumed.
“Not usable?” Orson blinked. He already had the Divine Dragon Heart in his inventory—a holy relic dropped by the Six-Winged Inferno Dragon Barenkas.
Upon closer inspection of the battle beast’s panel, Orson found a small line of text: “Bloodline-connected Dragon Heart.”
“WTF, does this mean I have to kill a Death God Dragon Clan dragon?” Orson muttered angrily.
During the Celestial Fortress battle, he hadn’t had time to think about it. He’d assumed that as long as he had the Heart of the Divine Dragon, it would work for Crimson Lizard King’s evolution. But now, the situation was more complicated than he’d thought.
He needed a Saint-level Death God Dragon heart with the Divine prefix.
Not to mention, could he even defeat a Saint-level Death God Dragon?
Where would he find a second Crimson Lizard King?
After all, players on the Infinite Dimensions forum had been researching for weeks and still couldn’t figure out how to cultivate a creature like “Number One”—a hybrid dragon of such a unique nature.
In his past life, Orson had never even heard of anything like this.
“Wait a minute! The Death God Mountains!” Orson suddenly had an epiphany.
The Death God Mountains, located near Pondenorlin City, might be related to this. Since Crimson Lizard King had evolved into a member of the Death God Dragon Clan, the name itself suggested there might be a connection.
If he was lucky, he might even find the ancestors of Crimson Lizard King there…
Orson grinned, but as he turned around, he saw Crimson Lizard King staring at him with a cocked head, clearly suspicious of her master’s intentions.
“What are you staring at me for? Go hunt monsters!” Orson snapped, grabbing a nearby firestick.
Not long after, Ninelra, with the help of Crimson Lizard King, wiped out all the orcs in the area.
Orson’s experience bar ticked up a little, and he reached the 49th level.
Looking at his Soul Seal panel, where the Heavenly Spirit’s Right Eye was still inactive, Orson’s grinding spirit flared up. “Keep grinding, keep grinding!”
Orson, riding Crimson Lizard King, charged toward the next orc city, starting with his Ice Prison Ring to freeze the smaller monsters, while Crimson Lizard King used her Doom Dragon Breath to roast the little orcs alive.
With the help of Ninelra and the half-orcs, they quickly overtook two more cities.
The quest progress for reviving the Orc Kingdom reached 2/4.
“The Eternal and Unrivaled Ancient Dragon God reigns forever!”
“The great Dragon God will lead us to a glorious age!”
“The half-orcs will offer the finest heads as tribute to the Dragon God!”
…
These orc-occupied towns weren’t all populated by bosses like Bloodaxe King. Most of the orc leaders had health just over ten million, but compared to ordinary monsters, they were far more intelligent.
Each distant city had a signal system, sending up smoke signals to warn of the Death God Dragon’s presence, and they would immediately flee at the sight of it.
“The half-orcs will never forget your grace!”
After wiping out the last remaining orc leader and their guards, Orson’s experience bar reached 49% of the way to level 50.
Orson frowned, pondering how much longer it would take to reach level 50 with so many orcs fleeing. Even once he reached level 50, it would take a lot more monster grinding to increase the proficiency of Heavenly Spirit’s Right Eye.
He stared into the distance, where smoke signals rose from a mountain top. Orson slapped his thigh, suddenly realizing, “How could I forget something so important?”
“Run? Let’s see how far you can go!”
Orson grinned, changing his Sky Sovereign title to Orc Heretic.
Heretic of the Beast Clan
Effect: +10% item drop rate, +1% loot rate.
Note: Upon entering an orc city, all orc clans within the area will aggro the
player.