Chapter 237: Come to the Door
After returning to the island, Zhang Shi plunged into the secret research room, which was filled with the smell of old books and the faint light of magic materials. He placed the mysterious gem in the center of the magic circle, and carefully carved auxiliary runes around the rune scales, trying to find a way to control them from the ancient magic knowledge. He was unaware of the beads of sweat rolling down his forehead, and his eyes were only obsessed with unlocking the magic secrets of the lizardmen.
Zhao Feng focused his energy on the tactical training of the warriors. He set up a simulated battlefield in the open space in the center of the island, and used wood and magic paint to replicate the lizardmen's body shape and attack mode. Every morning at dawn, he led the warriors to charge and roar, and the battle axe accurately chopped at the "enemy's" vital points again and again. The "bang bang" sound of the beating and the passionate war horn echoed, making everyone always tense for the battle.
Ge Dalong was also not idle. He went to the mysterious magic spring deep in the island to build a temporary workshop. The magic there was so strong that it was almost tangible, which helped him to refine special potions. He classified and ground the rare herbs he collected, added the magic essence extracted from the magic spring, and in the blazing magic furnace, the potion rolled and boiled, shining with strange light. Every bottle of potion that came out of the furnace carried everyone's hope to fight against the lizard people.
The peaceful days were fleeting. One day, the sky over the island was suddenly shrouded in a strange haze. In the howling wind, mysterious runes loomed. Zhang Shi and others hurried out of the house to check, and saw a huge lizard phantom condensed by magic floating in the air. It opened its bloody mouth and uttered a low, heart-shaking voice: "Humble ants, real revenge is about to come, prepare to face the catastrophe!"
Everyone was startled, knowing that the lizard people were coming to kill them.
Zhang Shi's eyes were like torches, and he clenched his fists: "Come if you want, we are not vegetarians!" Zhao Feng waved his battle axe, bringing up a whirring wind: "This time, we must make sure they have no way back!" Ge Dalong quickly counted the potions in his backpack, his eyes determined.
Soon, black waves appeared on the sea surface in the distance, and a larger lizardman warship with black magic chains wrapped around it broke through the waves. The ramming horns on the bow flashed cold light, as if they were going to smash the island directly. The defense tower on the island took the lead in launching an attack, and magic beams shot out, but the magic chains around the warships actually absorbed and offset the beams.
The soldiers lined up on the beach, and first a round of artillery fire covered them, but they were completely blocked by the lizardman's magic shield, causing no casualties. Zhang Shi flashed and performed the instant shadow step, which was faster and more ghostly. In the blink of an eye, he boarded a warship, and slashed the magic chain with a sharp blade in his hand, but found that the chain was extremely hard, which made his arm numb. Seeing this, Zhao Feng charged forward with a roar, swinging his battle axe at the lizardmen warriors who had climbed onto the beach. Each blow was powerful, but the enemies were endless.
Ge Dalong continued to perform actions in the back. He controlled the magic flames, turning a large area of the beach into a sea of fire to block the lizardmen's advance, and threw out special smoke potions to interfere with the enemy's vision. But the lizardmen magicians jointly cast a spell and summoned a downpour, instantly extinguishing the flames and dispersing the smoke.
At the critical moment, Zhang Shi felt a burst of heat coming from the rune scales in the stalemate with the magic chain. He suddenly had an idea and pressed the scales against the chain. In an instant, the runes on the scales and the magic light on the chain intertwined and collided with each other, emitting a dazzling light. Then, the chain began to show signs of loosening and cracking.
"Old Ge, increase the magic output and give me a hand!" Zhang Shi shouted. Ge Dalong understood, waved his hands, and powerful magic surged out, injecting into the confrontation between scales and chains. With a loud bang, the magic chain shattered, and the warship lost its protection in an instant.
The morale of the alliance warriors was greatly boosted, and they shouted and rushed towards the enemy ship. Zhang Shi, Zhao Feng and Ge Dalong rushed to the front.
But suddenly, the center of the island shook, and the ground cracked into deep gullies, and rolling magma gushed out. A super lizard beast covered with magma armor and sharp horns on its head slowly crawled out. Every step it took made the island tremble three points, and magma splashed in all directions.
Zhang Shi and others looked at the doomsday scene in front of them. Although their hearts were full of shock and despair, their eyes were still firm. They knew that this ultimate showdown with the lizardmen was inevitable, and only by fighting to the death could they protect their homes, relatives and hopes behind them... So Zhang Shi divided his troops into two groups and ran towards the beast fearlessly.
While Zhang Shi was running towards the beast, he shouted to Zhao Feng beside him: "Brother Feng, take a team of brothers to go around the beast's side and attract its attention. Don't fight hard, use guerrilla warfare! Lao Ge and I will find its weakness from the front, and we will attack from both sides!" Zhao Feng nodded heavily, his eyes full of determination. He quickly gathered a team of agile warriors and went around the beast's flank like a cheetah.
Zhang Shi and Ge Dalong rushed to the front of the beast in the face of the heat wave. Ge Dalong quickly formed seals with his hands and muttered something. In a moment, a layer of crystal clear ice shield condensed in front of them, resisting the high temperature invasion brought by the magma splash. Zhang Shi took the opportunity to take out the rune scales from his arms. At this time, the scales were shining under the powerful magic fluctuations emitted by the beast, as if eagerly telling some secrets.
When he was dozens of steps away from the giant beast, Zhang Shi keenly noticed that every time the beast swung its giant claws burning with magma to attack, a gap between the scales on its chest would briefly flash a strange glow. He was startled, wondering if that was its weak spot?
"Old Ge, see that part on its chest? Let's find a way to attack it!" Zhang Shi shouted loudly. Ge Dalong's eyes fixed, and he looked in the direction Zhang Shi pointed, and then he understood. He pushed his hands forward suddenly, and the ice shield instantly turned into countless sharp ice spikes, shooting at the giant beast like a rain of arrows. Although most of the ice spikes instantly vaporized when they touched the magma armor, they also successfully distracted the giant beast's attention.
Zhang Shi took advantage of this brief gap and performed the improved instant shadow step. His body was as fast as lightning, and he was at the feet of the giant beast in the blink of an eye. He jumped high, and the sharp blade in his hand was wrapped with all his magic power, and stabbed fiercely at the part of the giant beast's chest that was glittering. However, the giant beast's reaction was also extremely quick. It stomped its feet suddenly, causing the ground to tremble violently. A column of magma broke out of the ground, and Zhang Shi was unable to avoid it. The magma splashed onto his right arm, hitting the area that had been corroded by the venom last time. What was even more fatal was that the arm armor had not yet been completely repaired, and most of Zhang Shi's arm was exposed. The splashing of magma caused a sharp pain, and Zhang Shi almost lost control of the old Duan in his hand.