Chapter 348: Kill and Harvest, Troll, Deceiver

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Defying Alice’s captivating tunes, the marshland dragons sensed as if tiny creatures were incessantly gnawing at them, and their fury surged to its peak.

With a roar, a powerful surge of energy burst forth from their dragon bloodline, momentarily breaking free from the effects of mind control.

Invisible waves of energy radiated from their bodies, enveloping an area of over a hundred meters.

“Ding- Marshland Dragon activates Marsh Aura, reducing movement speed by 20%.”

The system’s notification caused Ji Chen and his troops to feel a significant decrease in their walking speed due to the influence of the Marsh Aura.

Under the effect of the Marsh Aura, the army’s movement became considerably sluggish.

One of the truck-sized Marshland Dragons suddenly lunged forward, and with a single collision, it sent five or six Naga Berserkers flying like ragdolls, knocking down several Dragon Blood Murlocs as well.

The power unleashed by these fifteen colossal marshland dragons, akin to giant trucks, was absolutely terrifying. With each strike and sweep, they left the Naga Berserkers and Dragon Blood Murlocs completely unable to defend themselves.

Being at a formidable Tier 5 and possessing 4-star strength, the marshland dragons dominated over the 3-star Dragon Blood Murlocs and the 5-star Naga Berserkers at Tier 4.

Despite their combined numbers exceeding a thousand, they couldn’t make much impact here and were scattered and overwhelmed.

Ji Chen watched as his troops were sent flying like balls and his expression grew more serious. Lie knew that they couldn’t defeat the Marshland Dragons with just these forces.

Raising his right hand, he rapidly condensed his abundant mana.

In an instant, dozens of thick water chains rose from the muddy marshes around them, coiling around the Marshland Dragons like snakes, binding them tightly in the blink of an eye.

Roar—

With their bodies and movements restrained, they struggled frantically, trying to break free, but the water chains, made of water essence, proved exceptionally resilient, and for the moment, they couldn’t break free.

Taking advantage of their immobilization, the Naga Berserkers charged again.

These fearless warriors, even if thrown a hundred times, wouldn’t stop their attacks as long as they could move.

The Dragon Blood Murlocs were the same; their signature Dragon Might ability didn’t work on the Marshland Dragons, who also possessed dragon bloodline, but they still fiercely hurled their tridents.

Even the sturdiest rock would develop cracks under the constant erosion of water, and under the onslaught of attacks multiplied a hundredfold, the Marshland Dragons’ tough scales gradually showed signs of damage.

They felt pain in their bodies, and amidst their roars, a hint of agony seeped out. Their colossal bodies writhed more frenziedly as they struggled to break free from the restraints.

But how could Ji Chen allow them to succeed?

One water chain shattered, and more water chains formed, re-entwining them.

Mana continued to pour out, reinforcing and repairing the damaged water chains.

If the Marshland Dragons could speak, they would surely shout insults at the despicable outsiders.

Having great brute strength but unable to unleash it, they could only stand passively and take the beating.

Several tens of minutes later, the previously unharmed Marshland Dragons were now covered in wounds. Their scorching blood dyed the marsh red, and their lamentations filled the air.

“Ding- Naga Berserker has killed a unit of Marshland Dragon.”

“Ding- Dragon Blood Murloc has killed a unit of Marshland Dragon.”

One after another fell, and with the last resounding wail, ail fifteen Marshland Dragons were vanquished.

Ji Chen breathed a sigh of relief, stopped expelling mana, but remained vigilant.

“Split into twenty squads, guard the surroundings, and be on alert for other Marshland Dragons.”

The Lord’s orders were absolute.

With this command, the Naga Berserkers and Dragon Blood Murlocs, who had just finished the intense battle, immediately moved again, dispersing in all directions.

Seeing this, Ji Chen walked towards the corpses of the fifteen Marshland Dragons lying in a pool of blood.

Apart from collecting Dragon Blood Crystals from them, these land dragons also had some valuable items.

Dragon Scales, which could be used as armor materials. Dragon Fangs, which could be used to make arrowheads, with enchantment properties better than regular iron arrowheads. Dragon Meat was naturally a good source of food, and the meat from their truck-sized bodies could produce quite a substantial amount.

In addition, Dragon Whips were also a rare find, and Ji Chen believed that many indigenous people would be interested in them.

He didn’t need to do the dirty work of dissecting the bodies himself. With a wave of his hand, he summoned some Naga Berserkers to start dissecting the Marshland Dragon corpses.

However, he was starting to feel somewhat puzzled.

Didn’t the two Monkey Gift Duo say that there were at least twenty Marshland Dragons here? Why had he only seen fifteen from start to finish? Where did the others go?

In theory, even if this marsh was vast, the tremendous commotion from the battle and the roars of these marsh dragons should have attracted the others.

Ji Chen furrowed his brows slightly, realizing that things were not as simple as they seemed.

But he couldn’t directly ask the two Monkey Gift Duo now. After all, he had inquired about it under the identity of Mr. Zhao, and the Illusory Mask could change his appearance and attributes, but it couldn’t alter the name of the forum.

Asking directly would expose his true identity.

However, he didn’t believe that the Monkey Gift Duo had any reason to deceive him. Who would hold grudges over a few coins?

He had no choice but to suppress his doubts and wait for the dissection to be completed.

It took a full four to five hours for the corpses of the fifteen Marshland Dragons to be thoroughly dissected, leaving neatly sorted materials on the ground.

First and foremost were a total of over 1500 Dragon Blood Crystals, averaging about 150 crystals per Marshland Dragon. This was a decent yield, considering that Marshland Dragons were not particularly high-level dragonkin creatures, with more lizard-like bloodlines in their veins..