“Ding! Consumed 100,000 Evolution Points. Lizardman strengthened to Tier 2 Lizardman. Congratulations, Host, for gaining Advanced Favorability with the Tier 2 Lizardman.”
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“Ding! Consumed 800,000 Evolution Points. Lizardman strengthened to Tier 5 Lizardman. Congratulations, Host, for gaining the Undying Loyalty of the Tier 5 Lizardman.”
“Ding! Congratulations, Host, for successfully strengthening a Tier 5 Lizardman and advancing to a Tier 1 Apostle. Gained talents: Transformation Camouflage, Limb Regeneration, High-Speed Movement, Environmental Adaptation, Sensory Enhancement, Armor Protection, and Summon Kin.”
After a series of continuous enhancements, this Lizardman's appearance had drastically changed. The other two Lizardmen, witnessing this scene, were prostrated on the ground, their eyes filled with terror and awe...
The Tier 5 Lizardman was nearly 3 meters tall, as robust as a fortress, with muscles as hard as iron. Its rough skin was covered in gleaming scales, etched with mysterious patterns.
On its triangular head, crimson eyes emitted a bloodthirsty glow, and three thick, spiky horns protruded from its forehead.
Its four limbs were incredibly thick, and its blade-like claws at the tips of its toes could easily cut through rock. Its tail was long and thick, with a fan-shaped, barbed end that whistled through the air when it swung.
At this moment, it was prostrated on the ground, full of reverence and worship, looking up at Zhou Qi as if he were the creator who had bestowed life upon it.
Apostle: Tier 5 Lizardman
Rank: Intermediate Lifeform
Race: Half-Lizardman
Gene: Intermediate Lizardman Gene
Life Essence: Carbon-based organism
Talents:
Three-Star Talents:
Transformation Camouflage: As long as the gene of a living organism is obtained, it can transform and camouflage into that person.
Limb Regeneration: The body's recovery ability is extremely strong; severed limbs can regrow.
Two-Star Talents:
High-Speed Movement: Movement speed is significantly increased.
Environmental Adaptation: Whether in extreme environments like extreme cold, intense heat, high pressure, or radiation, the body can adjust and adapt within minutes.
Armor Protection: Hard scales form a powerful armor, capable of withstanding small-caliber bullet attacks.
One-Star Talents:
Summon Kin: Can summon five kin from the surroundings. The summoned lifeforms currently have Elementary Loyalty. For every Rank the Tier 5 Lizardman advances, the loyalty Rank will increase by one level.
Life Strength: 13
Zhou Qi looked at the Tier 5 Lizardman kneeling before him and the description on the Familiar panel; at this moment, he felt incredibly motivated.
“I don't care what Old Gods you are; as long as I have enough Evolution Points, I'll make you kneel and call me daddy.”
Zhou Qi directly ordered it to activate the Summoning. Only the other two Lizardmen were nearby, and in the blink of an eye, the two Lizardmen's eyes were filled with awe as they looked at Zhou Qi.
Loyalty!
“As a sentient being, you must have had a name before, right?” Zhou Qi tentatively asked the Tier 5 Lizardman.
The Tier 5 Lizardman, with fanatical eyes, replied, “Master, my name is Moga Luo. In our civilization, it represents a sea monster that devours all things. The other two are called Saka and Ji E.”
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Zhou Qi began to question Moga Luo extensively. The more he listened, the more Zhou Qi felt that much of the world understood by ordinary people was truly an illusion.
According to Moga Luo, there exists an enormous underground world on Earth, and at the Antarctic ice wall, there is also a spatial rift connecting to an even vaster new world.
Among the intelligent races in the underground world, Lizardmen are considered to be among the top three. Previously, the surface environment was not suitable for underground races to survive.
Now, with the development of technology, external pollution is becoming increasingly severe, and the Lizardmen discovered that when they stepped onto this land, they were no longer repelled.
They began to collude with some high-ranking individuals in human civilization.
They even directly usurped the authority, attempting to replace this world directly from the top, thereby enslaving ordinary people as their food.
However, some high-ranking humans discovered their plan, so they began to set up military bases at the passages leading from the underground to the surface to prevent underground creatures from coming out and harming humans.
After all, the ability to transform into other lifeforms is too powerful. To prevent people around them from being replaced, high-ranking members of human civilization conduct physical examinations and checks periodically.
Zhou Qi, however, managed to learn the only secret about a surface Lizardman that Moga Luo knew.
The Blue Star Red Cross had long been controlled by Lizardmen. They secretly sold or acquired human organs through hunting.
Yet, this had not been discovered by high-ranking humans, or perhaps there were some vested interests involved, and they chose not to expose it!
Currently, the main underground entrance is located in the Pyramid Nation of Great Black Continent. The Blue Star Nations Alliance dispatches peacekeeping forces from various countries to be stationed there every year.
Although human civilization possesses various thermal weapons, some stragglers still managed to escape.
Moreover, human civilization can only access the underground world with individual soldiers, unable to carry various large-scale military equipment.
The underground world is teeming with various venomous insects, wild beasts, and even numerous intelligent races. Venturing there without proper preparation would lead to heavy losses.
Currently, both sides are at a stalemate at the Pyramid military base.
Human civilization is contemplating how to enter the underground world, yet they cannot identify the Lizardmen who have disguised themselves as humans and infiltrated high-ranking positions. They are even more terrified of the Old Gods and Titans mentioned by these Lizardmen reappearing in the world.
According to the Lizardmen's description, these Old Gods or Titans—the Old Gods are the ancient deities born and nurtured on Earth, while the Titans came from the world beyond the Antarctic ice wall.
In ancient times, the invading Titans and Old Gods clashed, fighting for an unknown number of epochs, until both sides eventually fell into silence.
The Lizardmen's civilization is currently trying their best to revive their Old Gods.
There are many factions in the underground world, but only the Lizardmen believe that by slaughtering humans and sacrificing them to their tribal Old Gods, they can accelerate the return of the Old Gods.
On the other hand, the Lizardmen are also actively searching for other entrances to the surface.
Moga Luo and his companions found an underground passage that leads directly to a canyon in the Huangshi Mountain Range.
If this passage isn't destroyed, the Lizardmen can enter the human world from the Huangshi Mountain Range. However, if it were truly destroyed, Zhou Qi would be reluctant, as he still wanted to venture into the underground world to see what it was like.
According to Moga Luo, their tribe had searched for a full 10 years, and it just so happened that they were the ones who discovered this underground passage. If it were truly destroyed, he would lose such a nearby passage in the future. For a moment, Zhou Qi was in a dilemma.
“Master, I can return to the underground world and conceal the passage from below,” Moga Luo said to Zhou Qi, as if he had seen through Zhou Qi's thoughts.
Zhou Qi then looked at Moga Luo. “Can you still return to the underground world in your current form?” Zhou Qi asked.
“Master, in our tribe, the stronger the physique and the more horns on the head, the higher the status,” Moga Luo explained to Zhou Qi.
One-horned Lizardmen are considered the lowest Rank in Moga Luo's tribe, called Lower Warriors;
Two-horned Lizardmen have a slightly higher status, called Intermediate Warriors;
Three-Horned Lizardmen are already the middle tier of their tribe, called Advanced Warriors;
Four- to six-horned Lizardmen are the elite of the tribe—Warrior-level.
As for seven horns and above, they are Elder-level.