Lords Trying to Survive: Strategizing from a Rundown Yard - Chapter 44

Chapter 44: Sutured Monster Bato

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

[Thorny Round Shield (Green)]

[Quality: Superior]

[Shield Defense: 85]

[Chance of Blocking: 30%]

[Durability: 200]

[Skill: Thorn Damage Level 3 (When attacked, deal 5% of the damage to the attacker.)]

It was indeed a green-grade equipment. It even had a Level 3 counterattack-type skill. Although the effect was not as good as the Elite Undead’s Thorn Counter-Armour, it complemented the shield perfectly.

It could strengthen the momentum of his counterattack after defending.

Zong Shen kept the [Dented Kite Shield] into the storage compartment. After all, it was an equipment that accompanied him in his journey. He planned to bring them all back to the territory as a memento.

Following that, he grabbed the [Thorny Round Shield] happily. The thick vine handle gave him a sense of security.

The current Zong Shen had basically finished changing his entire outfit. Among the lords in the same generation, he truly had a super luxurious set-up.

However, Zong Shen knew that further exploration outside was still risky, even for him.

Just like the unfortunate Lord who died in the hands of the mutated ghouls, it would not be a surprise for him to die under the hands of a freakishly strong monster despite his lavish and powerful equipment.

Despite having a powerful fire-type necromancer as his soldier, the unfortunate Lord still died in the dark dungeon’s prayer room thanks to his careless and blind search for treasures.

Since he made the decision to blindly explore the dungeon, he had already lost the opportunity to develop and survive in this world.

Zong Shen loved his new shield a lot.

He slipped it on his hand and continued searching.

They arrived at the room where the scattered supplies were located according to the guide.

[Iron x37]

[Mithril x13]

[Copper x11]

[Refined Alloy x2]

[Beginner’s Wood Rune ×2]

There was another wave of resources.

Among them, the [Refined Alloy], [Beginner’s Wood Rune], and [Beginner’s Fire Rune] were all new materials.

Zong Shen swiftly collected all the resources.

Fortunately, he had enough storage space.

In addition, the resources of the same kind could be stacked up to 400 in one storage slot.

It was enough for Zong Shen to explore and collect resources for a long time.

At the end of the corridor was a wide staircase that led upwards.

“Let’s go up.”

Zong Shen said slowly.

He led the way to the stairs.

They climbed up the stairs to the fifth floor.

Everyone arrived in a dark hall.

This place was like a part of some kind of ruins that had been sealed off.

The ceiling was filled with collapsed debris.

The ground was littered with stones.

Among them were some broken bones.

After a round of searching and rest…

Both Favis and Tasya had recovered a lot of mana points.

Zong Shen took out a few pieces of wood from his storage compartment and threw them on the ground.

“Come and start a fire, Favis.”

Hearing this, Favis raised his staff and began to chant.

Two seconds later, a small fireball took shape and hit the wood, which started to burn.

The fire illuminated the entire sealed hall.

They instantly discovered their target.

In the middle of the hall, there was a huge rectangular stone table.

Half of the stone table was broken.

On the table lay a huge and bloated human figure.

It looked like a two-meter-tall fatty.

It had a body, four limbs, and a head, but no matter how one looked at it, they did not seem to be matching.

Looking at it made one feel a chill down their spine.

Everyone walked closer.

He finally knew where this sense of disharmony came from.

Its body was covered with densely packed knife wounds and long sutures.

Especially because his limbs and body were completely stitched together, his left and right arms and legs seemed to have come from different bodies.

Each hand was holding a kitchen knife as big as a small doorknob.

There was a wound on his chest where his heart used to be.

A short arm was stitched there.

There were lacerated wounds all over his waist, from which pale yellow fat oozed out.

This monster had two heads.

And what Zong Shen needed in his mission.

The head of Ortland Whisper.

It was stitched onto the monster’s neck, forming another head.

The iconic forehead and horns of the Evil Demon Hunter were exactly the same as those depicted in the murals.

Just as Zong Shen and the others were observing…

The monster moved!

Its name and level began to appear above its head.

[Level 18 Sutured Monster Bato (Blue)]

[Blue-grade Captain rank]

[Race: Undead]

[Cleave Damage: 82 ~ 85]

[Health Points: 800]

[Armor: 26]

[Magic Resistance: 20]

[Skill: Rotten Poison Gas Level 10 (Releases a circular poisonous mist with a diameter of 10 meters, which can cause continuous damage and slow the enemy’s movement speed, Reduces speed by 20%, deals poison damage of 35 per second), Dismemberment Level 10 (The arms in front of Bato’s chest can grab an enemy within two meters, restrain the enemy for 3 seconds, and use dual blades to dismember the enemy), Passive Skill: Rotten Flesh Stacking (Every time Bato kills an enemy, he will plunder a portion of the enemy’s body and transform it into attributes to strengthen himself)]

“(Although it is defined as an Undead, it is actually a war machine produced by evil human experiments. Evil, powerful, and capable of flattening everything.)”

“(I advise you not to fight it head-on and act flexibly.)”

It was powerful, too powerful!

This was the most powerful monster Zong Shen had ever seen.

It had no obvious weaknesses.

It was very powerful in both offense and defense.

It also had a crowd control skill [Dismemberment].

Once caught by it, it was equivalent to a death sentence.

With this monster’s attacking power, even a Wolf Calvary soldier or a giant wolf could be instantly killed.

At this moment, the sutured monster was slowly awakening.

Zong Shen turned around to look at the passage he had come from.

He recalled the path along the way.

Suddenly, he raised his eyebrows as if he had thought of a countermeasure.

“Prepare for long-range attacks!”

“We just have to fight one round. After that, we will retreat and use the broken stones and items in the room to form a temporary defense line. Then, we will carry out long-range attacks and retreat to the prayer room behind the rune door!”

Zong Shen quickly instructed.

He took out the loaded crossbow and aimed.

Tasya and Favis began chanting.

Dual Undead Arrows and Exploding Fireball shot out!

The Wolf Cavalry soldiers each had seven short spears left.

They also started throwing them with all their might!

Just then, the sutured monster got up.

His extremely disproportionate limbs and bloated body did not affect his speed that much.

He strode towards Zong Shen and the others.

The two heads that had been sutured opened their mouths and looked like they were roaring.

However, he had only taken two steps when he encountered the first wave of long-range attacks from Zong Shen and the others.

The fastest attack was the magic of the two necromancers.

Two undead arrows shot onto the sutured monster’s body, dissipating into black death energy that tangled around the wound.

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At the same time, two damage numbers floated.

What followed afterward was the Exploding Fireball!

A fireball the size of a washbasin shot out like a shooting star, ruthlessly smashing into Bato’s body. Immediately afterward, it caused a violent explosion, causing Bato’s fat figure to take two steps back.

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