The battle over there had temporarily come to an end. Yuan Zhu was busy collecting corpse cards, while Jiang Kai found three elite lizard dragon treasures in the crevices beneath several rocks.

In the battle on Permafrost Island, the other mermen had come from their own territories to fight, so no treasure chests appeared after they were killed. However, this place seemed to be the lair of these lizard dragons, and the elite ones had their own treasure chests.

After collecting the spoils, the Fire God Squad gathered outside the central stone formation.

If nothing unexpected happened, the stone formation housed a warlord-level Iron Armored Lizard Dragon.

"Let's go in," Jiang Kai said.

Yuan Zhu stopped Jiang Kai and said, "Kai, do you want to take a break? You must have expended a lot just now."

Jiang Kai shook his head. "I did expend a lot, but not to the point where I can't move. Besides, if we rest too long, that guy inside might escape."

"Hunting a warlord-level beast requires striking while the iron is hot!"

Yuan Zhu understood this logic too. Seeing that Jiang Kai could still hold on, he no longer stopped him.

The five of them passed through a small area of scattered rocks and entered the stone formation through a gap beside a massive rock.

As soon as they entered the stone formation, Jiang Kai and the others saw its owner.

It was a gigantic lizard dragon, over 4.5 meters long, with a back covered in white rock-like skin!

Its rock skin had countless hard, triangular protrusions. Its limbs were short but sturdy, gripping the ground tightly.

Its tail was long, ending in a spherical sac.

Its brow ridge protruded, and a pair of gray-white eyes hid beneath the deep-set brows, staring intently at the intruders, with its long tongue flicking in and out.

"It's... it's a white lizard dragon!" Weiwei exclaimed in shock.

"No way, the first warlord-level lizard dragon we encounter is a mutant!" Yuan Zhu gasped.

Mutant species among warlord-level beasts often had strength surpassing that of their ordinary counterparts.

Of course, their formidable strength directly resulted in their "collections" being more abundant, meaning the chances of finding top-tier items in their treasure chests were higher!

Weiwei immediately raised her hand and used her watch to assess the lizard dragon.

"Phosphorized warlord-level lizard dragon, also known as the white lizard dragon, approximately 36 years old, weighing between 2 to 2.4 tons. Previous data shows that similar-sized phosphorized warlord-level lizard dragons have strength between 380 to 420, agility between 190 to 260, physique between 440 to 480, and mental strength between 100 to 200."

"The skin covering the back of the phosphorized lizard dragon not only has a defense of over 30 but is also heavily phosphorized, resistant to high temperatures and corrosion, making it extremely difficult to penetrate."

"Moreover, its chest and abdomen have formed a phosphorized protective membrane, with a defense of around 15, also resistant to high temperatures and corrosion."

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"The main attack methods of the phosphorized warlord-level lizard dragon are 'venom spray,' 'tail hammer strike,' and the powerful 'claw strike' and 'pounce bite.' Its saliva is highly toxic, with great individual variation, making it impossible to prepare anti-venom in advance. The saliva can rapidly corrode most equipment in 5-7 seconds, causing skin damage and severe infection, leading to death within 20 to 30 seconds."

Hearing this data, Yuan Zhu swallowed hard.

"Strength 400... My god, if it scratches us, we're dead!"

Hu Yan also appeared extremely cautious. "The key is that this guy's defense is so strong, with chest and abdomen defense reaching over 15."

Jiang Kai instinctively glanced at his watch.

[Beast, extremely dangerous!]

His Fearless One had improved significantly from "dangerous" to "extremely dangerous"!

At this moment, Jiang Kai was calculating in his mind.

Now he was a level 20 max-level first-tier Drunken Reverie, with strength 80, physique 84, mental strength 126, and agility 186 after taking the merman secret elixir.

Jiang Kai's attributes were extremely impressive for a first-tier, equivalent to more than double that of others, with agility surpassing many second-tier professions.

But even so, his attributes were still far behind the warlord-level lizard dragon.

The most critical issue was its defense being too strong.

The penetration of Nine Tribulations Chasing Death was 9 points, and with his Ghost Hand Flying Cards' 30% penetration bonus, it was still less than 12 points.

This meant that even if he found a chance to attack its weakly defended chest and abdomen, Chasing Death still couldn't directly penetrate its defense.

Moreover, this creature was resistant to high temperatures all over, so Quenching Pursuit posed little threat to it. On the contrary, its venom spray was a deadly threat to the Fire God Squad!

The capabilities of the phosphorized lizard dragon warlord seemed specifically designed to counter Jiang Kai!

The first-tier Nine Tribulations Chasing Death indeed couldn't keep up when facing powerful beasts! Jiang Kai thought to himself.

"Kai, can we still run now?" Yuan Zhu asked.

Jiang Kai shook his head. "Its agility is the lowest among its four basic attributes, but it's still much higher than ours. Do you think we can still run?"

Jiang Kai might have a slim chance of escaping, but the others definitely couldn't outrun the lizard dragon!

The phosphorized lizard dragon seemed to have finished observing its prey and began approaching, its speed increasing from slow to fast!

"Don't think too much, it's coming!" Jiang Kai shouted, "Zhu, if we can't kill it, we'll all die!"

In the Tiger Squad, if Captain Li noticed Zhu was not in good shape, he would often focus on protecting him. But in the Fire God Squad, Jiang Kai did the opposite.

He kept giving Yuan Zhu hints, making him understand that if he backed down, either his brothers would die, or the whole team would be wiped out!

Yuan Zhu looked back at his teammates.

His good brother Jiang Kai, his friend Weiwei from the newcomer trial, Brother Ruan who shared his drink cards, and Brother Hu who gave him free fortune-telling.

They wouldn't take care of him like Captain Li, Brother Yue Ling, or Sister Zi Yan... but they all believed in him.

In the Tiger Squad, he was someone who needed to be taken care of, but in the Fire God Squad, he was no longer the one to be cared for.

He was a member of the Fire God Squad!

When the mysterious person left his home, they told his mother to pass on a message.

He must become stronger!

This time, before Jiang Kai could give the order, Yuan Zhu, contrary to his usual behavior, was the first to charge forward!

"Earth-Shaking Stomp!"

With a loud boom, Yuan Zhu's strong body landed beside the phosphorized lizard dragon like a cannonball!

The ground shook, sending a large amount of mud flying!

Jiang Kai's lips curled up slightly. "Zhu, this is how you should be!"

However, even after activating his potential state and delivering a fierce Earth-Shaking Stomp, the phosphorized lizard dragon wasn't shaken at all!

"Not good, Kai, I can't push it back!" Yuan Zhu looked helplessly back at Jiang Kai.

In theory, if he could knock the lizard dragon away, even if Jiang Kai couldn't kill it in one go, at least they would have time to retreat.

But now, in his excitement, he was the first to charge in, failing to push back the lizard dragon, and now he was just three or four meters in front of it, all alone...

Jiang Kai's eyes widened. He had been intentionally trying to awaken Zhu's potential, but he hadn't intended for him to go to his death.

Not to mention, if Zhu died, he wouldn't even be able to participate in the challenge match a month later.

Fortunately, although the lizard dragon wasn't knocked away, its limbs were tightly gripping the ground, and it didn't immediately pounce on Zhu.

"Zhu! Run!"

"I..." Yuan Zhu looked at the phosphorized lizard dragon not far in front of him, eyes filled with fear, and his legs were trembling.

Seeing the lizard dragon about to regain its mobility, Jiang Kai hurriedly shot out Chasing Death.

However, the Chasing Death collided with the iron armor, producing several crisp metallic sounds. The lizard dragon was knocked back four or five meters by one of the critical hits, but its iron armor remained intact.

Jiang Kai's attack only further enraged the lizard dragon, which charged furiously at Yuan Zhu!

"Why is it coming at me?" Yuan Zhu turned to run.

Unfortunately, he was too slow, and the lizard dragon was about to catch up!

"Hic... I, Ruan Yu, have never been weaker than anyone!" A figure dashed past Jiang Kai, charging at the terrifying phosphorized lizard dragon!

Seeing the figure rushing out beside him, Jiang Kai was initially stunned, but then his heart sank!

"Damn, it's Ruan Yu!"

Ruan Yu's Drunken Reverie state had a notable characteristic: his desires were greatly amplified. But the problem now was that Jiang Kai couldn't immediately kill the lizard dragon.

The key was that the lizard dragon's saliva was highly corrosive and toxic!

If Ruan Yu succeeded this time and ended up in a tongue-twisting encounter with the lizard dragon, he might end up completely corroded!

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