Chapter 96 21. Horizontal Roller
"These tadpoles in the hatching pond may be the lizard-man Cold Lizard Riders, and they are about to grow up." Chupa Coco introduced.
The Saurians are one of the core species of Saurians created by the Old Ones, bred from some kind of prehistoric crocodile or alligator that the Old Ones discovered in the swamps of primitive Lustria. The Saurians are smarter than their crocodile ancestors and can walk upright on their two powerful hind legs, allowing their arms to wield cruel and heavy weapons freely, but this also makes them lose the walking speed and ability of the crocodile's four legs. The ability to move quickly in water.
From the moment the lizards climbed out of the pool, the battle was ingrained in their minds. They were not born individually, but as a cohort, a complete military unit, who would fight side by side for the rest of their lives.
The colors and markings on the bodies of the lizards born together are exactly the same, as if they were copied and pasted. They share a common mindset and are so focused on their duties that they have no concept of thought or personality. They were governed by a strange, unspoken synchronicity, with the entire formation turning as one, or launching an ambush, without any verbal orders being given.
On weekdays, the Lizardmen are responsible for protecting the temple city. When a war breaks out, the Lizardmen are the core unit of the battle. With their hunched waist and height of 2.4 meters, they will become cold-blooded and ruthless predators.
Lizardmen Cold Lizard Riders and Temple Guards are subspecies of Lizardmen, and the number bred in hatching pools is extremely rare. Of course, even rarer than the first two are the lizard scar veterans and ancient blood warriors. The strange scale patterns and albino pale skin on their bodies from the moment they were born destined them to be extraordinary.
Darkus looked at him from a distance for a while and then left. He didn't ask about the explosive rarity rate or anything like that. He is not a great druid. He can turn decay into magic and turn all the tadpoles in the pond into big white lizards with a wave of his hand. He must be reasonable.
He went to the Pyramid of Kotago again, but to no avail. Darkus even touched the statue of Kotago under the jumping protest of the Skink Priest, but nothing was activated or his body changed. the little sun.
"I'm not only specialized in giant beasts, am I? I still can't control the tyrannosaurus. What about the feathered snake, the dinosaur lizard, and the thunder dragon?"
Darkus shrugged helplessly at Chupa Coco, He spread his hands and showed it to Master Ma who was observing him through Chupa Coco's eyes. From last night's conversation, he finally understood why Master Ma invited him to take a bath without any reason when they first met. Master Ma had been observing him the moment his feelings came to the Lustria continent.
There was nothing to go shopping next. Darkus went to the grand market to meet the Drukis. He found an opportunity and once again sternly warned the beast trainers headed by Kalien not to attack animals in the Lustria continent. Anes Lema prayed that if he attracted the attention of the wild hunting goddess and sent down an oracle to let the trainers capture and hunt the giant beasts, he would be responsible for the consequences, and he would not care.
Chupa Coco led the Drukkis to climb to the high bridge tower. The bridge tower was very high, almost as high as the star observation room of the Star Pyramid in the South Sky in the distance. There were many pterosaurs placed in the nest at the top of the pterosaur hatchery. Egg. These eggs are also brought back by skink bounty hunters who venture into nests on mountain cliffs or in tree canopies hundreds of meters above the ground. Of course, bounty hunters will also directly capture pterosaur pups if they have the opportunity.
Pterosaurs often glide through the air, not flapping their wings much, instead using the hot air rising from the jungle to keep them afloat without getting tired. They can stay in the air for several days, and on weekdays many Pterodactyl Skink riders serve as messengers and scouts.
At the same time, they also possess considerable combat effectiveness. As the vanguard of the lizardmen on the battlefield, the skinks and pterosaurs seem to be integrated into one body, throwing deadly poisonous javelins or fire leech slings. More powerful riders can harass large troops before a head-on conflict, gradually weakening their strength until they swoop down and annihilate them in one fell swoop.
The trainers rode the pterosaurs in the sky for several laps, mainly to let Kalien evaluate and experience the pterosaurs. He performed several horizontal rollers and steering stunts in the sky, sometimes pulling up high and sometimes diving at low altitude. .
"Isn't he afraid of overload? Why not do a cobra maneuver?"
The other pterosaurs were hovering above Darkus's head, and the cubs were chirping around him, and he was feeding them with dried meat. , like feeding the pigeons in the square.
Next to Darkus, Chupa Coco laughed at Kalion's inability to fly. He said that the pterosaur's huge and tough wings were surprisingly agile and could fly at full speed in the dense jungle at extremely fast speeds and easily avoid them. It is recommended that Kalien go to the jungle to take a look at the obstructions such as branches, vines and trees.
Kalien's feedback was very good. He believed that this ferocious flying predator with a sharp beak and sharp claws and a mouth full of sharp teeth like steel needles was more agile than the Dark Pegasus and faster than the Manticore. It was very suitable for Druch. . After resting for a while, Kalien took the trainers and rode the pterosaurs into the sky again. He wanted to try pterosaur formation flying.
Darkus, the other Druchi and Genevieve stayed on the high bridge. The Druchi and the Midnight Nobles looked at the scenery of Hesiota, looked at the horizon connecting the jungle and the sky in the distance, and felt The scenery of the Lustria continent, while he was studying the next route with a slate map.
The next day was relatively simple. Thanks to the elves' physique and the magical powder prepared by the skink, the wounded and sick recovered.
Start preparing supplies, and the road ahead will be long. Various dried meats, skink medicine powder, anthelmintics and other supplies. Darkus did not go to the weaponsmith area. The lizardmen's big sticks, saw swords and other druchi could not use them because they were too heavy to swing. However, there are plenty of javelins, spears and scale skin shields used by skinks.
In the square of the Southern Star Pyramid, the good brothers Chupa Coco and Pidge Poch hugged each other and hissed and said goodbye again.
Weapons, gold-inlaid stone slabs and baggage are all ready to be placed on the wooden racks on the backs of the Dark Ankylosaurus and Ancient Triceratops.
The Drukis are still the same old faces, Darkus, the three Takaia brothers and sisters, Elmir, Genevieve, Walter and Baine.
The animal trainers led by Kalien and the pirates led by the Black Ark Pirate Captain only have one pirate missing from the team. Perhaps the long journey and battles ahead will cause more damage.
On the lizard people's side, Chupa Coco, the heavenly skink priest, and Tiga, the ancient blood warrior of the lizard people, led the team.
Tiga did not ride a Tyrannosaurus. He was followed by about thirty skinks dedicated to serving him. He was responsible for commanding two hundred-man squadrons of lizard warriors.
A group of sixteen giant dragon monitors and a hundred skink lizards were commanded by Chupa Coco, as well as two centurions of skink skirmishers and ten pterosaur riders.
Mazdamudi floated out of the stargazing room on Chengyu and looked down at the team in the square from the South Sky Star Pyramid.
By this time the Chupa Coco brothers had finished saying goodbye.
Mazdamudi raised his hands, and the yellow light in his eyes became brighter.
The next second, Darkus' team appeared in the square of Pahuakos, and his heart trembled uncontrollably. He was not surprised by Slan's power, but by the power of fate!
In the City of Ashes, there is something powerful or something waiting for Darkus in Pahuakos.
(End of chapter)