Blood tax

Griffith fell into thought.

According to Belial, the reason Aaron was able to convince the Kingslayer to cease the war was because he found an alternative source of psychic energy... This was for the Arcane Council and the Senate who were eager to obtain the wishing device. , is a complete betrayal.

"It's a very constructive idea," Griffith raised his head and looked at the young witch, "It's just the Arcane Council, will it be allowed?"

"Aaron has his own arrangements," Belia replied confidently, "Meeting you and marching towards Zulhakar. Every step now is within his plan."

Griffith wanted to say something else, but the raft sailing in the canyon suddenly heard a strange fluctuation.

The raft sailed in the rapids of the canyon. Under the impact of the rapids, the vines tied to the raft made a creaking sound, which mixed with the sound of the water and seemed a bit noisy.

When the raft passes through a bend in the river, the river widens and the current becomes gentler.A corner of the rugged and majestic ancient building of Zulhakar appeared in the field of vision again, giving the barbaric world a somewhat majestic and solemn depressive look.It was during this transformation process that ripples appeared on the seemingly ordinary water surface. To an extraordinary person with powerful perception, it was as clear as a sudden scream in the silent night.

Erza, who had been resting, suddenly sat up.

"There is a situation!"

The alert team members on the raft sounded the alarm.In the direction indicated by them, a huge outline appeared faintly in the green river water.

The mottled gray body first revealed a ferocious shadow in the distance, its back covered with hard horny bumps.The looming face, nose and toes all appear distorted and deformed.From the ripples and eddies in the water, the size of this thing is astonishing.

"The Dirty Tooth Crocodile," Erza said after taking a look, "This is a corrupted form."

This giant crocodile has the huge size of a local native creature. The huge shadow of its huge body slowly presses in the water waves with a dull sound of water. The extremely powerful pressure is like a low cloud in the sky, which makes people's hearts beat. There was a layer of gloomy depression.

Along the way, the joint team did not encounter dangerous indigenous creatures.However, the auras of the 20 powerful Beyonders were enough to scare away the crazy native population, or they would leave quickly after a little trial.

The giant crocodile with dirty teeth in front of him came straight at him. It was obvious that it must be a powerful legendary creature. The enemy that invaded his territory was so powerful that it angered it.

Erza held the spear in hand and looked around:
"Gentlemen, if anyone can explain to it that we are just passing through, please hurry up."

What answered her was that Overseer Ekirum ordered the raft to move closer to the shore, Rorschach took off into the air, and the long-range shooters led by Commander Paul Houser raised their heavy muskets and fired accurately.

"Anti-heavy armor ammunition, distance 80 yards, shoot!"

The volley echoed in the canyon, constantly stimulating reflections, spiraling upward layer by layer, and even reaching the sky.After the thick scales on the back of the Dirty Tooth Crocodile were hit, a scarlet mist spurted out from the wound.

The liquid splashed onto the rocks in the river, corroding the rocks quickly, emitting sizzling sounds and thick smoke.At the same time, a terrifying and strange roar came from underwater!The huge body of the dirty-toothed giant crocodile sank into the water and rushed towards it.

Sniper, ineffective!
"Get to the shore, quickly!"

Commodus on the raft behind shouted orders, and the Beyonders beside him also panicked.If this giant beast knocks over the raft, physique, strength, and agility Extraordinaries may easily escape, but other auxiliary Extraordinaries may be in danger.

Suddenly, Griffith found that the raft was floating.Two huge masses of water condensed into a human-like shape, lifting the raft towards the shore.

Aaron waved his wand like a band conductor, directing the action of two giant water elements.His wand was inlaid with an aqua blue gem, and the entire team could clearly feel the river bowing under his will, trembling, and rolling with his wand.

"Destroy it on the shore," Aaron said. "This is the guardian of the entrance to Zul'Haka Waters. Its appearance means that we have arrived near the entrance."

Griffith felt Aaron's eyes on him.As soon as the raft he was riding on landed, the giant crocodile with the dirty tooth rushed over and smashed the water element holding up the other raft.

Commodus flew out with half the team and fell everywhere on the shore.Seeing this, Hausser hurriedly led his men to fire another round of volley, trying to attract the attention of the giant beast.

"Don't shoot, wait until the defense core stabilizes its position!" Erza just reminded them, and the impatient shooter had already smashed out the armor-piercing bullets in the barrel.

This time, they hit the left claw of the Dirty Tooth Crocodile.The small projectiles drilled several small holes in the giant beast, and then attracted a city wall-like shadow behind the dirty-toothed crocodile to sweep over.

"Oh!"

With a muffled sound, the unimaginably thick-scaled giant tail swept past, knocking Hubei away while he was reloading.This commando officer selected by Commodus drew an arc in the air, and his broken body was scattered in the bushes.

Commander Hausser on the side subconsciously wanted to rescue him. He almost instinctively threw a grenade towards the giant beast's mouth, and at the same time flew towards his companions.However, this grenade not only failed to hinder it, but instead angered the giant crocodile. He raised his giant claw and struck violently, knocking Hauser away more than ten meters.Schörner and William were so frightened that they retreated hurriedly.

"Come on, Griffith!" Erza patted the war knight on the shoulder, then raised her spear horizontally to stop the panicked teammates, "Wait for the flag captain to contain the target while the others form formation!"

Griffith looked at the creature that was not inferior in size to the Behemoth. Its body was covered with a solid chitin carapace, and fangs as tall as a person grew in its terrifying long jaws.The thick giant tail swung from side to side, and every blow sounded a roar that ripped through the air.

There was an idea that made him want to run away. Aaron and Commodus just let them go, just in time to let the big crocodile kill them all.However, in the next moment, his fighting spirit suddenly became high.

Every cell, every drop of blood was boiling, roaring in his mind——

"This monster is worth fighting!"

Hanguang was humming, Griffith raised his Perseverance Shield, took a claw attack from the giant crocodile, and slashed towards its left leg with a single wave of his sword.

The sword energy set off an invisible violent wind, biting the giant beast's left forelimb.The Dirty Tooth Crocodile actually seemed to have fallen into a quagmire, its attack and movement speed slowing down.

The sword light even split the solid scales and opened a shockingly large mouth on the thick left leg.

These are the mysterious properties of Hanguang - "Hurricane Grip" and "Broken Steel"!
The giant crocodile that was chasing the team members immediately turned its attention to Griffith.Before it could launch an attack, the second sword chopped off a thick scale on its body.

The holy sword forged by elves has a certain chance of destroying enemy weapons in the hands of a skilled sword wielder, and can penetrate heavy armor and even dragon scales.

"Attack those armor-piercing wounds!" Erza signaled an attack and threw a gun at the same time.

The lightning-wrapped spear pierced the wound, like a sparkling mark, and all the team members found the target location of the attack.Moreover, the electric arc on the gun continued to burn the nearby flesh, making it impossible for the giant beast's powerful recovery power to take effect.

I don't know when, Rorschach had appeared on the left side of the giant crocodile. Two rounds of fiery light wheels locked on the left leg that had just broken through the armor, followed by a terrifying angry shot.

An indescribable scream came from all over the place. The left leg of the giant crocodile exploded on the spot, and its huge body fell to the side.

At the same time, Commodus flashed past and raised his sword to stab the giant crocodile in the eye.The giant beast immediately closed its dark green eyelids, trying to protect its left eye with its very tough skin.Commodus's sword broke through the hard skin and cut a large gash from top to bottom.

Although this sword did not blind the giant beast's eyes.But shooter William has also found a shooting position.I saw him clearing the chamber in an orderly manner, loading a carefully kept set of fixed ammunition, turning on the trigger, and aiming at the giant crocodile's left eye.

"Bah—!"

The sound of gunfire echoed in the canyon like it was endless. The projectiles made of special materials caught the gap after Commodus's chop and shot in from the wound.

The huge eyeball exploded, and the dirty-toothed crocodile suddenly let out an extremely painful roar. It lost its left side of vision and the support of its forelimbs. Its original violent fighting spirit also dissipated, and it could only escape into the river, spraying scarlet blood.

At this moment, Aaron waved his wand again, and a strange black crack appeared behind the giant crocodile.The gravity near the rift seemed to be distorted, collapsing toward the depths of darkness.No matter how the Dirty Tooth Giant Crocodile conducted reconnaissance, it could not escape the area. Instead, it allowed the regrouped Extraordinaries to focus on the area and cause huge damage.

Finally, the giant beast that was unable to move was killed on the bank. Red pus and blood spurted out from its body, immediately dyeing the river red.

……

"Treat the wounded and set off immediately," Commodus said, surveying the battlefield. "We cannot stay here long."

The first time they came into contact with the stronger enemies in the core area of ​​Zulhakar, the team lost one member, and it was one of his own subordinates. Commodus's face became more and more gloomy.

The fierce battle just now caused quite a stir. If powerful indigenous creatures or troll garrison troops were attracted, the infiltration operation would have failed.

Everyone took out the extraordinary properties and materials extracted from the giant crocodile, gave them to Aaron and Commodus for temporary safekeeping, and prepared to set off.

Suddenly, Miss Belia, who was following Aaron, noticed something was wrong:

"My lords, we are missing one more person!"

Everyone's eyes suddenly changed.Soon, they discovered that Commander Hauser, who was responsible for commanding the commandos, was missing. (End of chapter)