'Crack!'
The sickening sound of his spine and ribs shattering rang out. Igris was violently blasted forward, crashing into the dirt like a ragdoll.
The Lizard hissed in triumph, raising its hammer to finish the job.
But as Igris lay in the dirt, a crimson aura flared around his body.
[ Asura Physique: Soulful Regeneration Activated! ]
[ 1 Soul consumed. ]
Before the monster could even swing, the shattered pieces of Igris's spine violently snapped back into place. His broken ribs reconnected like a jigsaw puzzle, and his torn flesh knit together instantly.
Igris slowly stood up, rolling his perfectly healed shoulders. His eyes glowed with a demonic crimson light.
'The Asura Physique is this ridiculous?' Igris thought, absolute euphoria washing over him. 'I am literally undying!'
"Is that all you've got?" Igris laughed like a madman, his dual-colored eyes locking onto the terrified monsters.
[ Bloodline Skill: Killing Intent Activated! ]
[ -20% Enemy Resistance. Fear Chance Triggered. ]
The remaining Lizards froze, their primal instincts screaming at them that the human standing before them was an apex predator.
Swirling his sword, Igris lunged.
"Five Basic Sword Moves: Rapid Slash!"
With savage precision, Igris's sword transformed into a blur of deadly shadows. He slashed, thrust, and chopped into the bodies of the Lizards before they could even break out of their fear-induced paralysis. In under ten seconds, the entire patrol was sliced into bloody ribbons.
[ Multiple Green Lizard Sentries Slain! ]
[ +40 EXP ]
[ Bloodline Skill: Soul Devourer Activated! -> +2 Physique absorbed. ]
Igris surveyed the carnage around him, his nostrils flaring at the coppery-sweet scent of blood pooling on the forest floor. He pulled up his status screen. The stat boosts from 'Soul Devourer' were modest individually, but their cumulative effect was insane. If he wiped out this entire dungeon, his base stats would skyrocket.
"I need to hunt faster," Igris muttered.
'
For the next two hours, Igris turned the forest into his personal slaughterhouse.
Using his enhanced perception, he scaled the massive trees, locating isolated patrol teams resting by streams or guarding thoroughfares. He would drop from the canopy like a missile, utilizing his immense speed and the brutal efficiency of his basic sword techniques to wipe out groups of five to ten Lizards in mere seconds.
He didn't even bother dodging most attacks anymore. He let spears pierce his chest and claws rake his back, simply burning through his collected Souls to instantly regenerate the damage via 'Soulful Regeneration'.
By the time he reached the outer perimeter of the main encampment, he had slaughtered over 20 Lizard Sentries.
However, as he crouched on a thick tree branch overlooking the camp, his eyes narrowed.
He could make out dozens of heavily armored Green Lizard Warriors patrolling the grounds.
"Time to stop playing around," Igris whispered.
He gripped the hilt of his standard Iron Sword tightly and channeled his cheat.
'BOOM!'
Igris exploded from the treeline with such intense speed that the air compressed around him, releasing trails of white vapor as he sprinted directly toward the main entrance of the camp.
The two Lizard guards at the gate only saw a blur of motion.
'BAM! BAM!'
Igris didn't even swing his sword. He simply rammed his shoulder into them at Mach speed. The sheer kinetic impact shattered their bodies, sending them flying backward like exploded meat sacks.
"HSSSSAAA!"
The alarm was raised. War drums echoed through the encampment. Instantly, over forty Green Lizard Warriors poured out of their bone-huts, charging at him from all directions with spears, stone swords, and iron shields.
Igris's heart pounded intensely. He laughed out loud, pointing his sword at the rushing horde.
"Come on!"
He collided with the crowd like a human meat-grinder. His iron sword spun rapidly, empowered by the 10x Multiplier. Every single time his blade touched a monster, the sheer kinetic force blew them apart.
'BANG! BANG! BANG!'
Shockwaves blasted in all directions. Stone shields shattered like glass. Claws swords snapped in half. Green blood and severed limbs rained down over the encampment. Igris danced through the chaos, leaving crimson afterimages in his wake as 'Soul Devourer' greedily sucked up stats with every kill.
Suddenly, a massive figure broke through the chaos.
[ Green Lizard Commander ]
[ Grade: Superior Mutated ]
[ Level: 5 ]
The Commander was massive, covered in deep emerald scales with gold patterns. It claws were massive like twin curved bone-blades that moved with terrifying, practiced precision.
"Finally, a big fish," Igris grinned, stepping over a pile of corpses.
The Commander hissed in fury and struck instantly. Its blade like claws actually spinning and moved like spinning discs, aiming to slice Igris into ribbons.
'CLANG!'
Igris parried the first strike with his sword, but the Commander was incredibly fast. The second bone-blade slipped past his guard, slashing deeply across Igris's chest. The gash was so deep his ribs were exposed.
"Good!" Igris laughed.
'Soulful Regeneration' triggered. The wound closed in the blink of an eye.
The Commander's reptilian eyes widened in shock, but it pressed the attack, unleashing a flurry of strikes that would have overwhelmed any normal Level 7 Player.
'Ding! Ding! Ding!'
Sparks flew like fireworks as their blades clashed.
"If I had more time, I'd play with you," Igris said coldly, his eyes flashing. "But I'm here for your boss."
Igris channeled his 10x Multiplier to its absolute limit. He didn't block the next strike. His body transformed inti a blur and he moved faster than the Commander could comprehend, thrusting his sword upward, directly underneath the Lizard's jaw.
'PUCHI!'
The iron blade pierced cleanly up through the Commander's skull.
[ Green Lizard Commander Eliminated! ]
[ +400 EXP. ]
[ Bloodline Skill: Soul Devourer Activated! -> +4 Strength absorbed. ]