novelraw Chapter 87: Beastmen Giants!
Chapter 87: Beastmen Giants!
[You raise the Thunder Dragon Staff-Spear, silently chanting an incantation…]
[The Corrupted Elder Beastman senses something amiss and suddenly opens its eyes. Alarmed, it tries to flee…]
[A flash of red light…]
[You have defeated the Corrupted Elder Beastman. Experience points have increased significantly.]
[Power surges within your Shell. The Shell Level of the Corrupted Yellow-Robed Bishop of the White Moon Church has increased. Current Shell Level: 21.]
The old beastman dropped absolutely nothing, leaving Lin Xun a bit disappointed.
Still, the experience boost from the earlier mob farming had shot his experience up, and after killing the old beastman, the Shell leveled up again.
[You look at the corpse of the elder beastman in front of you…]
[The Shell of the Corrupted Elder Beastman, as an elder of the mixed-blood Beastman tribe, though aged, was knowledgeable and well aware of some hidden lore about the Beastmen Giants. It died from some searing force that struck it down. Compatibility: 82% (+45%).]
[Do you want to Possess this Shell?]Lin Xun discarded one of the beastman Shells from his Shell Slots and clicked Possess.
[You have Possessed the Shell of the Corrupted Elder Beastman.]
[You now control this Shell, which retains fragmented memories from the beastman’s life.]
[The Corrupted Blood Beastman tribe is the offspring of unions between Beastmen Giants and mountain monsters. Compared to the normal Beastmen Giants, who are five to six meters tall, the mixed-blood Beastmen have diluted bloodlines, and their bodies are similar in size to an average adult human male.]
[Beastmen Giants worship “size.” Not only do they seek massive physical stature, but they also demand certain organs to be as large as possible. They firmly believe that the bigger the body, the stronger the power. The largest Beastmen Giant is always chosen by the tribe to become the chieftain.]
[Because of this, the “petite” Corrupted Blood Beastmen, though descendants of the Beastmen Giants, are shunned by the main tribe and have ended up as enslaved labor.]
[The Beastmen Giant tribe lives deep in the mountains, separated from the Corrupted Blood Beastmen’s settlement by a giant gate. They exploit the Corrupted Blood Beastmen to build homes, construct palaces, repair tombs, and even assign them hunting and food-gathering tasks…]
[The broken memories end here.]
It seemed the old beastman harbored deep resentment toward the Beastmen Giants. Its memories were full of silent cries against unfair treatment.
Lin Xun pulled out the key information: the Beastmen Giants’ normal size was five to six meters tall, essentially an enlarged version of the Corrupted Blood Beastmen.
Given his current talent boost in Compatibility, he figured that Possessing a Beastmen Giant might not be realistic just yet.
Even the normal-sized Corrupted Blood Beastman barely hit the 80 Compatibility threshold.
He opened the Shell Panel to check the elder beastman’s attributes.
[Shell: Corrupted Elder Beastman]
[True Name: Unknown]
[Compatibility: 82% (+45%)]
[Shell Quality: Common+]
[Shell Level: 10]
[Shell Equipment: Dirty Beastskin Skirt (Ruined), a short skirt made from the hide of some wild beast, seemingly never washed, filthy and foul-smelling.]
[Shell Equipment: Mountain Monster Leg Bone Staff (Common+), a short staff made from the polished leg bone of a mountain monster. It is sturdy, durable, and extremely powerful.]
[Shell Skills: None]
The old beastman’s Shell was one grade higher than the regular beastman’s and even had a Common+ grade weapon. That was a pleasant surprise.
After Possessing it, Lin Xun continued to check the game text.
[Do you want to step forward and open the wooden treasure chest?]
A rickety old box with gaps in it, guarded by a monster… no way this was a Mimic, right?
Lin Xun clicked “Open” without hesitation.
[You have opened the wooden treasure chest…]
[You have obtained Nameless Trace of Spirit ×1]
[You have obtained Corrupted Blood Beastman’s Totem Pole (Key)]
Lin Xun grimaced. The chest was as stingy as the old beastman had been.
Sure enough, a leaky old box wasn’t likely to cough up four or five loot items all at once.
He opened his Inventory to check.
The Spirit item, as usual, could be used to gain 300 points of Spirit Essence, so he stored it away as always.
[Totem Pole of the Corrupted Blood Beastmen (Key): A totem pole about the size of a human arm, carved from some kind of stone. It is decorated with images of Beastmen Giants and Mountain Monsters. While restoring the tomb of the successive Beastmen Giant chieftains, the Corrupted Blood Beastmen left behind secret locks unknown to others. Using this totem pole allows you to unlock these hidden locks.]
A key that could unlock secret locks inside the Beastmen Giant chieftain’s tomb, clearly a crucial item for progressing in future quests.
After looting the chest, there was nothing else worth taking in the hut.
Lin Xun exited the hut, switched back to the Corrupted Yellow-Robed Bishop Shell, and mounted the Three-Headed Lion.
[You have completely looted the Corrupted Blood Beastmen tribe’s huts. Do you want to follow the map guidance and proceed forward?]
[You follow the map marker, riding the lion through the valley past the Corrupted Blood Beastmen’s huts…]
[In the distance, a giant gate spans between two mountain walls, blocking your path forward.]
[The giant gate is built from hundreds of massive logs crisscrossed and lashed together. To the side of the gate hangs a thick metal chain from the top, which appears to be part of the gate’s opening mechanism.]
[A tall, muscular figure leans against the gate, fast asleep.]
[That mountain-like figure makes the ground tremble slightly with each snore.]
[The Corrupted Three-Headed Lion senses intense danger. Its breathing becomes rapid and tense.]
[You soothe your slightly restless lion mount and slowly approach to take a closer look…]
[Leaning against the gate is none other than a Corrupted Beastmen Giant. It stands as tall as a typical three-story building, its body covered in massive, boulder-like muscles, with sharp beast claws at the ends of its limbs.]
[Its long maw, lined with sharp fangs, hangs slightly open, and foul-smelling drool drips down. Even sitting against the gate, it forces you to look up just to see it properly.]
Lin Xun frowned. Weren’t Beastmen Giants supposed to be five to six meters tall?
A three-story building, assuming each story was about three meters, meant this one was at least nine meters tall.
Had the Blood Sun’s corruption made these Beastmen Giants even bigger and stronger?
According to the old beastman’s memories, the bigger the Beastmen Giant’s body, the stronger it was.
This unexpected change had just ramped up his game’s difficulty by another level.
[Delicate and fragile Apostle, what will you do?]
[1. Faced with such a colossus, even your Corrupted Three-Headed Lion is trembling with fear. You had best avoid becoming its next meal and escape quickly to save your life.]
[2. Possess the Shell of the Corrupted Blood Beastman and try waking up the Beastmen Giant. Maybe it will let you pass, seeing that you are a descendant of the Beastmen Giants.]
[3. Send the Corrupted Three-Headed Lion forward to wake the Beastmen Giant and lure it away. While it is distracted, seize the chance to pull the giant gate’s chain mechanism to open the gate and pass through.]
[4. Raise your Thunder Dragon Staff-Spear, silently chant an incantation, and fire off a Corrupt Sunlight spell, either sending it to heaven or sending yourself there.]