NOVPUBChapter 87: Chapter 89 Giant Beasts!_1
Chapter 87 -89 Giant Beasts!_1
[You raise the ‘Thunder Dragon Staff Spear’, chanting a spell…]
[The ‘Fallen Elder Beastman’ becomes alert and suddenly opens his eyes. With a frightened look, he stands up and prepares to run…]
[A flash of red light…]
[You have defeated the ‘Fallen Elder Beastman’, and your experience points have significantly increased.]
[The power within the Shell begins to boil, and the Shell level of ‘Fallen Yellow Bishop of the White Moon Church’ has increased. Current Shell level: 21]
The old beastman didn’t drop anything valuable, much to Lin Xun’s disappointment.
But it’s not all bad – the monster-slaying from before led to a surge in his experience points, and after defeating the old beastman, his Shell level increased again.
[You look at the Shell of the elderly beastman in front of you…]
[The Shell of the ‘Fallen Elder Beastman’, being an elder of the mixed-blood beastman tribe, although old, has a wide range of knowledge and knows some secrets of the Giant Beasts tribe. It died from some sort of burst of intense heat. Affinity: 82% (+45%)]
[Do you want to possess this Shell?]
Lin Xun discards one of the beastman Shells in his Shell list and selects Possess.
[You possess the Shell of the ‘Fallen Elder Beastman’.]
[You now control this Shell, which retains fragments of the beastman’s memories from before its death.]
[The Filth Blood Beastman tribe is a product of reproduction between Giant Beasts and Mountain Monsters. Unlike the normal Giant Beasts who are five to six meters tall, Filth Blood Beastmen have mixed bloodlines and are similar in size to adult human males.]
[The Giant Beasts value ‘large’, not only in terms of size but certain organs as well. They hold a firm belief that the larger the body size, the greater the power, and the largest Giant Beast will be chosen as chieftain by the tribe.]
[Therefore, the ‘diminutive’ Filth Blood Beastmen, despite being descendants of the Giant Beasts, are rejected by them and end up being enslaved.]
[The Giant Beasts live deep in the valley, separated from the territory of the Filth Blood Beastmen by a huge door. They exploit the Filth Blood Beastmen to build their homes, construct palaces, repair tombs, and even do their hunting to obtain food…]
[The fragmented memory ends here.]
It seems the old beastman harbored deep resentment towards the Giant Beasts; his memory is full of silent protests against the unjust treatment.
Lin Xun extracts vital information from this, that the normal size of the Giant Beasts stands at about five or six meters tall, the same as an enlarged version of the Filth Blood Beastman.
According to his current talent-enhanced affinity, the chance of possessing a Giant Beast seems unrealistic.
This is because the Filth Blood Beastman, whose size is normal for a beastman, just barely reaches the passing line of 80 affinity points.
He opens the Shell panel to view the old beastman’s attributes.
[Shell – Fallen Elder Beastman]
[True Name: Unknown]
[Affinity: 82% (+45%)]
[Shell Quality: Common +]
[Shell Level: 10]
[Shell Equipment: Filthy Animal Hide Skirt (Ruined Level) – A short skirt made from the hide of some wild beast. It has never been washed and is dirty and smelly.]
[Shell Equipment: Short Stick Made from Mountain Monster’s Leg Bone (Common + Level) – A short stick made from the leg bone of a Mountain Monster. It’s sturdy, durable and powerful.]
[Shell Skills: None]
The old beastman’s Shell is one rank higher than a regular beastman, and he has a Common + level weapon, which is a pleasant surprise.
After possession, Lin Xun continues to read the game text.
[Do you want to approach and open the wooden treasure chest?]
The monsters guarding this leaky old box can’t possibly be treasure monsters, right?
Lin Xun directly chooses to open it.
[You open the wooden treasure chest…]
[You receive ‘Nameless Weak Spirit Essence’*1]
[You receive ‘Filth Blood Beastman Totem Pole’ (Key)]
Lin Xun grimaces in annoyance – this treasure chest is as stingy as the old beastman.
As expected, a leaky treasure chest doesn’t seem to dish out four or five rewards at once.
He opens his item list to check.
Use the Spirit Essence item to gain 300 points of spirit essence – as per usual, he saves it for later use.
[‘Filth Blood Beastman Totem Pole’ (Key): Arm-sized totem pole made of a certain type of stone, on which are carved images of Giant Beasts and Mountain Monsters. The Filth Blood Beastmen left some unknown secret chains while repairing the tombs of the successive chieftains of the Giant Beasts. This totem pole can unlock the chains that correspond to it.]
A key that can unlock the chains in the tomb of the Giant Beasts chieftain is likely a crucial item that will impact the progression rewards.
After opening the chest, there is nothing of value left to search for in the shack.
Lin Xun leaves the shack, switches back to the Yellow Bishop Shell, and mounts the Three-Headed Lion.
[You have completely ransacked the Filth Blood Beastman’s hut. Do you want to continue following the map instructions?]
[You follow the direction marked on the map, cross the valley where the Filth Blood Beastman’s hut is located, and ride the lion…] n𝚘𝚟𝚙u𝚋.co𝚖
[In the distance, a giant door stretches across between the two sides of the mountain, blocking your path.]
[The giant door is made of hundred of large logs bound together in a crisscross pattern. Off to the side of the door, a thick metal chain hangs down from the top – it seems to be the mechanism to open the door.]
[A gigantic figure leans up against the giant door, fast asleep.]
[That mountain-like figure, as it snores heavily, causes the ground to tremble slightly.]
[The ‘Fallen Three-Headed Lion’ senses an intense danger, its breathing becoming increasingly erratic.]
[You soothe the anxious Three-Headed Lion underneath you, and slowly approach to inspect…]
[The figure leaning on the giant door and sleeping is none other than a ‘Fallen Giant Beast’. Standing as tall as a normal three-story building, its body is covered in muscles akin to giant stones. Sharp beast claws extend from its limbs.]
[Its gaping jaws, filled with sharp teeth, are slightly open, and disgusting drool trickles down. Even while sitting and sleeping against the door, you need to look up at it.]
Lin Xun frowns, didn’t they say that the Giant Beasts are five to six meters tall?
For a three-story building, counting with three meters per story, it should be nine meters high.
Could it be that after being eroded by the Blood Sun, these Giant Beasts grew even bigger and bulkier?
According to the old beastman’s memories, the larger the size of the Giant Beasts, the stronger they are.
This sudden change has cranked up the difficulty level of his game quite a bit.
[Fragile little Apostle, what will you do?]
[1. Faced with such a huge beast, even your ‘Fallen Three-Headed Lion’ is feeling fearful. You’d better not go and become the Giant Beast’s snack, run away now.]
[2. Possess the ‘Fallen Filth Blood Beastman’ Shell, wake the Giant Beast. Maybe it will allow you to pass this place seeing you as a descendant of the Giant Beasts.]
[3. Let the ‘Fallen Three-Headed Lion’ move forward to awaken the Giant Beast, and draw it away. By doing so you can then pull the chain device next to the giant door, opening the door to pass.]
[4. Raise your ‘Thunder Dragon Scepter’ in your hand, chant a spell, and use ‘Profane Sunlight’ to send it to the heavens, or it might send you to the heavens.]
