novelraw Chapter 153 Advanced Monster Template
Chapter 153 Advanced Monster Template
Chapter 155 Advanced Monster Template (Part 2)
When the Mad Dragon Virus was mentioned, Thor always felt that it was somewhat similar to the beastman's transformation disease—both could transform the other into their own race and were also highly contagious.
There was even a time when Thor considered having his beastmen bite all the weaker subordinates.
After all, doing so would undoubtedly greatly enhance their combat power, and negative effects such as bloodlust and madness are not worth mentioning to evil creatures.
Just think about it, the existence of bear-men, goblins, werewolves, gnolls, and the like sounds quite interesting.
But in the end, he gave up on the idea.
Firstly, not all bitten creatures will contract the beastification disease; most will simply die instantly. Secondly, beastified creatures all share the common weakness of fearing silver.
Moreover, that slight increase in combat power seemed to make no difference to Thor, so he ultimately failed to put the idea into action.
However, the Dragon Curse between his claws at this moment is quite different from the Beast Transformation Syndrome. It contains his own concepts and abilities, causing those infected to continuously transform into his form.
This is comparable to a dragon bloodline transformation ritual using the essence of a true dragon, and may even surpass it in terms of potential and growth.
It's just unknown how high the requirements are for the host of this Mad Dragon Curse. You know, the vast majority of monsters infected with Mad Dragon Disease never turned into Black Devouring Dragons, but died in madness.
With his mind racing, Thor suddenly turned his head and looked at a stalagmite in the distance.
Perhaps it was because he had been too laid-back lately, and because he had spent too much time in this lava lake today, that he attracted the curiosity of some "rats," one of which even dared to slowly approach.
Thor, of course, wouldn't let such a readily available experimental subject slip by. A sinister grin spread across his lips, and with a sudden flap of his broad wings, he soared into the sky, sending up a spray of lava.
The distance of several hundred meters passed in the blink of an eye. The red dragon's sudden attack clearly panicked the creature, which turned to flee.
But how could two legs outrun the wings of a red dragon? Even if they wanted to hide, Thor's keen sense of smell and echolocation made them nowhere to hide.
A moment later, he successfully cornered the "little mouse" in a dead end. Upon closer inspection, he discovered that the other party was actually a human.
The woman was in her thirties. Her form-fitting leather armor accentuated her curvaceous figure, and she wore a black hooded cloak over it. Due to prolonged exposure to darkness, her skin was almost translucent white.
A faint shadow energy flowed within her body, somewhat similar to that of the drow shadow dancers, suggesting she was also a professional who walked the path of shadow.
Thor ignored her terrified cries and pleas for mercy, and with a flick of his finger, shot the previously condensed Mad Dragon Curse directly into her body.
The middle-aged woman, whose eyes had been darting around as she plotted her escape, was suddenly struck dumb, her body trembling violently.
Her body temperature rose at a visible rate, her porcelain-white skin turned red, and large veins bulged beneath.
The veins around his eyes bulged, blood quickly flooded his pupils, saliva spilled from the corners of his mouth, and he made a rough, beast-like hoarse sound.
An intense hunger surged from her stomach, and a strong desire to kill filled her mind.
The middle-aged woman disregarded everything else, even her fear, and hurriedly rummaged through her small bag for food, stuffing it into her mouth.
She devoured the food that was enough for three days in just a few minutes, but the hunger in her stomach did not subside at all. Instead, it felt like a fire was burning inside her, almost scorching her stomach lining.
She began frantically searching for food around her, but there was hardly anything to eat in the barren, dark region, and this cave had just been "shaped" by Thor's dragon breath, leaving hardly any mushrooms left.
Thor watched as the human's agile steps gradually slowed, the crimson color surging across his body faded, and he finally collapsed helplessly to the ground.
A wisp of dark red smoke rose from the corpse, circled in mid-air, and then flew back into Thor's claw, condensing into a tiny particle of light that appeared to be slightly larger than before.
So, does that mean that after being infected with the Mad Dragon Curse, one needs to eat a lot immediately?
Thor carefully examined the corpse on the ground. Its skin, which was already translucent white, now had a deathly pallor. All the life energy and magic power in its body had been completely exhausted. It didn't look like it had simply starved to death; rather, it looked like it had been drained of everything.
This is likely because the energy and nutrients absorbed could not keep up with the growth and development of the cursed seed, resulting in the depletion of the body's magic power and life force.
Furthermore, after the host dies, the cursed seed will detach itself and seek its next target—in an instant, Thor thought of a way to cultivate it.
A grand battle, an unprecedented memorial.
Summon thousands of creatures, inflict the Mad Dragon Curse on them all, and send them into the soon-to-be-completed colossal arena. The final victor will gain everything.
It seems I can't wait for my reputation to slowly build up; I need to start recruiting now.
Thinking of this, Thor clenched his claws tightly, and the Seed of Curse in his palm instantly exploded into a cloud of black and red smoke, which he inhaled into his nostrils.
With a flap of its enormous wings, it stirred up a strong gust of wind, took to the air, and flew towards the abandoned drow city not far away.
The dazzling firelight pierced the darkness, and sensing the approach of the "sun," the gray dwarves and kobolds who were busy mining immediately stopped what they were doing and knelt down respectfully.
As Thor's massive body landed, the ground trembled, and his booming voice followed, carrying far and wide.
"Stop digging up these damn broken rocks, I need more followers now!"
Those cowardly black rats could build cities with tens of thousands of people, and the great red dragon who defeated them could only do better.
"Now take those tokens to me and help me recruit more subordinates, regardless of strength or race, as long as they are alive!"
After saying that, Thor raised his head again, his molten gold pupils surveying the darkness outside the city, and roared loudly in a majestic voice.
"You rats hiding in the shadows, now there is an opportunity before you. As long as you submit to me, you can equally obtain a chance to gain great power, even enough to glimpse the legends."
Don't worry that I'm lying. I swear in the name of the great Dragon Queen Tiamat that everything I've said is true!
The enormous sound waves echoed throughout the cave, bringing a tremendous shock to the creatures hiding in the shadows.
Such formidable strength! Enough to even glimpse the legends!
Their first reaction was disbelief, but many dragons, even if they did not believe in Tiamat, would never dare to easily break their oath to her, which undoubtedly increased the credibility of these words.
A commotion quickly arose in the silent darkness, which then grew louder and louder until it became a huge uproar.
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