Ashen God
Chapter 636 - 635: Demonized Saber-Toothed Tiger

Chapter 636: Chapter 635: Demonized Saber-Toothed Tiger

"Although it’s just my unreliable expectation, I feel like the Lucky Slot Machine in the Demonized Swamp might be trending towards the development of the Goblin Plain Lucky Slot Machine, which is really nice.

If it could really become the kind that divides the monsters into five equal parts like in the Goblin Plains, then I’m sure I’ll definitely be able to further improve equipment like Swift Leggings, Lightning Totem Poles, and Barbaric Stone Bandages with the Lucky Slot Machine prize pool in the Demonized Swamp."

Even though Zhang Yanhang doesn’t know yet if the amount of equipment dropped by second-tier monsters in the Demonized Swamp is sufficient, even if it is enough, getting some more Soul Points would be pretty nice.

From the Lucky Slot Machine third prize pool in Goblin Plain, with every clearing of the pool including killing rewards and treasure box drops, Zhang Yanhang got almost ten thousand Soul Points.

Could it be that so many Soul Points are contributed by first-tier monsters like Big Saber Goblin, Goblin Spear Thrower, and Goblin Wolf Cavalry? No, over ninety percent were provided by high-level monsters like Big Goblin and Goblin Shaman.

Therefore, compared to the model in Raccoon City where the stronger the monster the fewer there are, he definitely prefers the prize pool in Goblin Plain where the number is divided equally by type. In fact, if possible, he wanted a prize pool filled entirely with high-level monsters, but that was definitely unattainable.

"So, I choose Option Two, first tier three-star monster, the Demonized Maned Beast."

After checking the third-prize pool of the Demonized Swamp Lucky Slot Machine, Zhang Yanhang quickly made his decision.

However, while making the decision, a strange idea suddenly popped into his mind: The Demonized Emperor Crocodile is so big, will there really be a place for it to fit after it comes out? Or rather, could it crush the other demonized monsters?

...

Zhang Yanhang’s sudden strange thought was quickly confirmed, as all monsters came out of the egg in the same spot, and before, small monsters could collide with each other and extend outward, so there hadn’t been any problems.

But this time, Zhang Yanhang saw with his own eyes a Demonized Emperor Crocodile, weighing over a dozen tons and measuring over ten meters, pressing two Demonized Maned Beasts that were next to each other underneath it.

Even though the egg wasn’t very high, just slightly higher than the ground, hence the fall of the Demonized Emperor Crocodile didn’t have any additional impact force due to the height difference, the sheer weight of a dozen or so tons quickly silenced the two initially squawking Demonized Maned Beasts under the body of the Demonized Emperor Crocodile.

And at this moment, Zhang Yanhang heard two new kill notifications.

[Successfully killed a first tier three-star monster ’Demonized Maned Beast (Common)’×1, Soul Points +9.]

"[Successfully killed a First Tier Three Star Monster ’Demonized Maned Beast (Ordinary)’ ×1, Soul points +9.]"

There was no other way about it; the Demonized Emperor Crocodile, with its several-ton weight and a body as long as a large truck, simply crushed the 500-kilogram Demonized Maned Beast beneath it. Not only was the beast lighter, but its rank was only First Tier Three Stars, making it extremely difficult for it to struggle. In the end, it could only be crushed to death.

However, Zhang Yanhang was quite curious about how the Ashen World made its determination, counting the two Demonized Maned Beasts that were crushed by the Demonized Emperor Crocodile as his kills.

"Could it be that it’s calculated based on cause and effect? With me as the cause for pulling the metal lever and drawing the Demonized Emperor Crocodile, did that then result in the effect where the Demonized Emperor Crocodile suddenly popped out and crushed the innocent Demonized Maned Beasts?"

Zhang Yanhang felt that if that was really the basis for the determination, then it was unexpectedly quite reasonable. Anyway, as long as he could obtain Soul points, he found it reasonable.

"So, here comes the question, if all ten Demonized Emperor Crocodiles come out, will they stack on top of each other?" Zhang Yanhang was very curious about what the subsequent appearances of the Demonized Emperor Crocodiles would be like and immediately began pulling the metal lever on the side of the slot machine again.

Soon after, Zhang Yanhang witnessed a surprising scene. Although the first few Demonized Emperor Crocodiles were always stacked upon each other every time they appeared, they would take advantage of Zhang Yanhang’s continued attempts at the slot machine to free themselves from the one beneath and immediately launch an attack on Zhang Yanhang.

However, when the sixth Demonized Emperor Crocodile popped out, the situation changed, because all the space around was already occupied by other Demonized Emperor Crocodiles, and several more Demonized Maned Beasts were crushed to death. So, the sixth Demonized Emperor Crocodile had no choice but to lie on top of the others.

Then came the seventh Demonized Emperor Crocodile. Since the Demonized Emperor Crocodiles appeared in a miniaturized state when they emerged from the egg, regaining their original size only after the egg opened, it started out as a small dot and then expanded with a bang, ejecting the sixth Demonized Emperor Crocodile, which had been sitting on top of another, sending it flying.

From Zhang Yanhang’s perspective, the sixth Demonized Emperor Crocodile was like a football kicked sideways, instantly flying dozens of meters away, crashing through dozens of trees almost as thick as a hug from an adult and instantly clearing out a large area like a bulldozer.

As for why this happened, Zhang Yanhang thought that it might be due to the expanding force from the body enlargement emanating from the Lucky Slot Machine, and thus, there might be some kind of enforced repellent effect.

Of course, the main reason was still that there was a certain overlap in their positions, hence such a situation arose. After all, the Ashen World was not a video game where you could exploit bugs and clip through; each monster has the most realistic collision volume, and it’s utterly impossible for them to stack up like shadows.

Because he was extremely curious whether the other Demonized Emperor Crocodiles appearing would also result in the same phenomenon, Zhang Yanhang quickly pulled the metal lever on the side of the slot machine again.

Sure enough, as expected, each of the remaining three Demonized Emperor Crocodiles, during the process of regaining their original form, would forcibly eject the other Demonized Emperor Crocodiles with existing collision volumes. For a while, the sky was filled with crocodiles, as if it was raining crocodiles.

Zhang Yanhang watched, eyes wide open, as nearly half of the Demonized Emperor Crocodiles repeatedly took to the sky and went around in circles. They were only able to withstand it because they were Second Tier Two Star Monsters with strong physical constitutions; otherwise, they would have been knocked unconscious or even to death on the spot. They wouldn’t have been like them, taking to the skies while still incessantly opening their mouths to try to bite Zhang Yanhang.

"The Lucky Slot Machine’s brainwashing in this respect is really thorough, doesn’t feel like it left any room for reason..."

Taking advantage of the moment when the demonized Emperor Crocodile had just been sent flying and had not yet touched the ground, Zhang Yanhang immediately activated the Death Wave Skill. A circle of transparent, distorted waves spread rapidly from his body to the surroundings.

The instant the demonized Emperor Crocodile came into contact with the distorted waves, its body was directly torn apart in midair. A large amount of dark red blood, containing the energy of darkness, was squeezed out from the gaps formed by the shattered scale armor and torn muscles, creating a mini blood rain that drizzled down from the sky.

[Successfully killed a Second Tier Two Star Monster ’Demonized Emperor Crocodile (Normal)’ ×1, soul points +75.]

[Successfully killed a Second Tier Two Star Monster ’Demonized Emperor Crocodile (Normal)’ ×1, soul points +75.]

[Successfully killed a Second Tier Two Star Monster ’Demonized Emperor Crocodile (Normal)’ ×1, soul points +75.]

...

Zhang Yanhang’s Death Wave Skill had a fixed damage limit of seven hundred fifty points, which was enough to instantly kill a Second Tier Three Stars Monster. As the Demonized Emperor Crocodile was a Second Tier Two Stars Monster with a Constitution Attribute of thirty-five points, its total Life Value was only seven hundred, so it had no resistance and was instantly killed.

Large chunks of the Demonized Emperor Crocodile’s corpse fell from the sky. Not only did they knock down trees as they hit the ground, but also stirred up a large amount of loose humus, lifting a cloud of leaves, soil, and dust into the air, turning the originally fresh and pleasant atmosphere into a hazy grey mess.

Moreover, some of the corpses of the Demonized Emperor Crocodile also happened to hit the bodies of the Demonized Maned Tooth Beast and the Demonized Canine Giant Ape.

These corpses, under the influence of gravity’s acceleration, carried a huge force of impact and caused the bodies that had already been drained of a large amount of blood by the Death Wave to be squeezed even more, expelling more dark red blood to nourish the land, which was already fertile and now became even more so. Undoubtedly, it would give rise to even more plants similar to the Demonized Steel Umbrella Mushroom.

After successfully clearing out a hundred Demonized Creatures drawn from the Lucky Slot Machine third prize pool in the Demonized Swamp with just one activation of the Death Wave Skill, Zhang Yanhang stood in place, quietly waiting with anticipation for the treasure boxes to refresh.

About several seconds later, under Zhang Yanhang’s expectant gaze, a relatively intact corpse of a Demonized Emperor Crocodile spawned a Blue Quality Drop Treasure Box.

This was the second Drop Treasure Box from the Demonized Emperor Crocodile that Zhang Yanhang had obtained. Since the number obtained was still low, he couldn’t determine whether the treasure box drop rate of the Second Tier monsters in the Demonized Swamp was normal or not. Based on his past experience, he would need to kill at least a hundred Demonized Emperor Crocodiles to calculate the correct treasure box drop rate.

In addition to the Blue Treasure Box from the Demonized Emperor Crocodile, the other two Demonized Creatures that Zhang Yanhang had killed, the Demonized Maned Tooth Beast and the Demonized Canine Giant Ape, had also contributed two Drop Treasure Boxes each. However, due to the rank and level, they were only Green Quality Drop Treasure Boxes.

Even though the Grey Maned Arm Guard and the Demon Ape Leg Armor from the Drop Treasure Boxes of the Demonized Maned Tooth Beast and the Demonized Canine Giant Ape were of no use to Zhang Yanhang any longer—after all, he had already broken through the limits, and it wasn’t like he could break through a second time, right?

"But," Talent from D-grade Prehistoric Giant Beasts dropped by the Demonized Maned Beast and the Demonized Dogtooth Giant Ape were still very useful to him.

After quickly picking up the five drop treasure boxes and putting them into his Waist Bag, Zhang Yanhang didn’t stay in the same spot for too long and immediately started heading to the Western Forest area that needed to be cleared during the Third Stage of the Demonized Swamp cleaning plan.

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October 27th, Tuesday, the day after Double Ninth Festival, and Zhang Yanhang’s third day in the Ashen World, 12:50 p.m., Demonized Swamp, Western Forest, outer area.

Shortly after entering the Western Forest area, Zhang Yanhang encountered a new type of monster, and this one wasn’t as unfamiliar to Zhang Yanhang as the Maned Tooth Beast or the Canine Giant Ape. In fact, it was quite familiar, often appearing in various movies and games about the prehistoric era.

So, if Zhang Yanhang wasn’t mistaken, this feline creature in front of him with two sharp, downward-pointing saber-like fangs protruding from its upper jaw should be the legendary Saber-toothed Tiger. Of course, here in the Demonized Swamp, it would undoubtedly be a Demonized Saber-toothed Tiger.

"Although I really did consider whether or not to get a tiger as a Pet, a Saber-toothed Tiger might still be a bit problematic, not because the Saber-toothed Tiger is kinda ugly, but rather, the whole category of Demonized Creatures doesn’t seem too great."

Zhang Yanhang wasn’t much into Demonized Creatures; he’d rather find a normal tiger that could spew fire or water to raise. Those spewing black Energy beams could be skipped.

According to Zhang Yanhang’s visual estimate, this Saber-toothed Tiger with fur similar to a lion’s, not sure if it was yellow or a shade of tea, measured roughly three meters in body length without counting the tail.

However, that being said, the Saber-toothed Tiger’s tail was quite short compared to modern-day felines, roughly about one-third the length, barely covering the excretory hole above its buttocks—probably as long as Zhang Yanhang’s forearm, which is less than thirty centimeters.

Compared to the Saber-toothed Tiger’s three-meter body length, the tail was indeed very short and thin, really making one wonder why such a feature had evolved, perhaps because the evolutionary concept felt it was necessary only to cover the excretory hole.

Maybe because felines are generally sensitive, as soon as Zhang Yanhang ran up behind the Saber-toothed Tiger trying to touch its butt, the creature already sensed him, turning its head around in an attempt to bite Zhang Yanhang’s hand.

But Zhang Yanhang, relying on his superior speed, not only managed to touch the tiger’s butt before it could fully react, but he also stroked its short and thin tail.

Regarding the feel, Zhang Yanhang wasn’t impressed; whether due to a low level of evolution or the nature of Demonized Creatures, the fur was rough, and the muscles were hard, nowhere near as comfortable as those of domestic cats with a long history of evolution and taming.

But rough fur has its advantages—Zhang Yanhang thought it likely didn’t shed much, making it less of a hassle to change bed covers and sheets at home, with no worries of suddenly getting a mouthful of cat fur while eating.

And shedding seasons wouldn’t be a concern either; after all, these Prehistoric Saber-toothed Tigers probably hadn’t evolved such peculiar functions.