Monarch Of Time

Chapter 129 - 129 The monster in the lake

ʼʼPlease mighty Lord Dragon, help us kill the monster that lives inside the lake!ʼʼ

When Shun Long heard the village chiefʼs request he couldnʼt help asking

ʼʼWhy do they need to take care of a monster that lives in the lake?ʼʼ

The black dragon nodded his head as he asked this question to the village chief, who then trembled as he responded honestly

ʼʼMightly Lord Dragon! Actually, the water from the lake is greatly beneficial to the cultivation of our tribe members. After drinking just a little of it, a second stage warrior at the peak can advance to the third stage!ʼʼ

I would still be a third stage warrior if I hadnʼt consumed the lakeʼs water 200 years ago.

However... every time that our tribe tries to take some water from the lake, we lose many of our warriors to that monster!ʼʼ

Excitement filled not only Shun Longʼs, but little Blackʼs eyes as well. If the water could help with the cultivation of the half-fiend members, then it was probably another huge treasure on par with the ʼGolden Jade spirit treeʼ.

However, Shun Long didnʼt immediately accept the village chiefʼs request, as he had little Black then ask him

ʼʼHow strong is that monster that lives inside the lake?ʼʼ

When the village chief heard this question, he couldnʼt help take a few steps back. Then, after taking a deep breath he responded seriously

ʼʼIt... it has reached the 5th rank.ʼʼ

The 5th rank!

Shun Long s.u.c.k.e.d in a cold breath of air as he heard this.

Although little Black had already reached the middle stage of rank 4, he was still a rank 4 magic beast in the end. Although he could probably fight against an early rank 5 magic beast for a bit, he was unable to really kill one.

Little Black understood what Shun Long was thinking and said

ʼʼMaster, if itʼs a rank 5 magic beast, then not just its beast core, but its entire body will be a treasure for us. I can definitely advance my strength as well if I can consume its flesh.ʼʼ

Shun Long however looked at the greedy black dragon and asked

ʼʼHow confident are you that you can kill a rank 5 magic beast then?ʼʼ

Little Black thought seriously for a while and said

ʼʼIf we are talking about an early rank 5 magic beast... then about 20 percent. Iʼm also 50 percent certain of defeating it, and more than 80 percent certain of being able to run away if things look bad.ʼʼ

Shun Long thought seriously for a while before he nodded his head and said

ʼʼAlright. There is also something that I want to try as well.ʼʼ

The half-fiend villagers all looked elated as they kowtowed repeatedly on the ground and shouted

ʼʼAytuev vatyetu vtaytue!ʼʼ

ʼʼAytuev vatyetu vtaytue!ʼʼ

Little Black ignored the kowtowing villagers, as he then flew above their heads and directly arrived in front of the 30m(98ft) rank 4 ʼGolden Jade spirit treeʼ, that was in front of the half-fiend village entrance.

Grabbing the golden treeʼs trunk with his talons, the 3m(10ft) tall little Black slowly uprooted the giant tree.

The half-fiend villagers looked at the black dragon who was taking away the golden tree with excitement in their eyes.

Since he had already agreed to fight against the rank 5 magic beast inside the lake, the villagers didnʼt even think that little Black would try to trick them.

After storing the ʼGolden Jade spirit treeʼ inside the ʼStone of Timeʼ, Shun Long looked at little Black and said

ʼʼSince we donʼt have anything else to do now, then letʼs go to that lake. We can always come back and collect that mysterious iron from the half-fiend villagers later.ʼʼ

The village chief excitedly jumped up and gave some orders to the rest of the villagers, before he personally lead the way for little Black and Shun Long.

As they traveled deeper inside the forest, little Black noticed that the number of magic beasts in the surroundings had drastically decreased.

The half-fiend village chief seemed to know exactly which path to take, so that they wouldnʼt encounter any magic beasts on the way as well.

Finally, an hour later, their group had arrived in front of a huge lake with crystal blue waters.

The surroundings of the lake were extremely peaceful and there didnʼt seem to be a single animal around, let alone a magic beast.

The moment that they arrived in front of the lake, little Blackʼs voice sounded inside Shun Longʼs head as he warned gravely

ʼʼMaster, be careful!ʼʼ

At the same time as little Blackʼs voice sounded in his head, Shun Long saw a huge beast head emerging from the depths of the lake.

A 25m(82ft) long magic beast that was shaped like a giant worm slowly revealed itself. The beast had 9 eyes spread on its face, while multiple tentacles were hanging from the sides of its body.

The aura from this worm made it clear that this was truly an early rank 5 magic beast.

Looking at little Black who had already flown up in the sky, ready to fight against it, Shun Long warned

ʼʼLittle Black be careful! This is a rank 5 ʼNine-eyed giant wormʼ! Its tentacles have a paralyzing poison that can incapacitate even early rank 5 magic beasts.ʼʼ

The moment that Shun Long finished explaining the ʼNine-eyed giant wormʼsʼ strengths, he immediately circulated the ʼMonarchʼs Hourglassʼ as well as his golden eyes.

Then, turning his eyes to look at the rank 5 giant worm, he mumbled

ʼʼLetʼs see if this will really work.ʼʼ