Final Lord

Chapter 31: Shocking Appearance! Dominate the Monster!
The water level in the underground lake dropped rapidly, and after half an hour, the rushing stream showed signs of slowing down. After another half an hour, the stream flow rate returned to normal.

Wang Bufu saw this and ordered the cavemen to dig a hole about 500 meters to the side of the stream and dig a tunnel diagonally into it.

Ten minutes later, the cave dwellers reported the good news: the tunnel had been dug through! At the end of the tunnel lay a massive natural cavern and a nearly dried-up underground lake.

Wang Bufu immediately raised the torch and led his troops through the tunnel and into the underground cave.

Contrary to Wang Bufu's expectations, this underground cave was not dim. Crystal stalactites dangled from the vaulted ceiling, their facets reflecting a fragmented glow that reflected on the surface of the underground lake and spread throughout the cave.

Damp moss grew lushly on the ground and around the caves, and the air was filled with the smell of moist earth, which was a bit unpleasant but not pungent.

Wang Bufu noticed that there were many edible mosses and ferns in the underground cave. If he could have discovered this cave earlier and settled here, the problem of food and water would have been easily solved.

"Brother Kate, I never thought there would be such a wide cave inside Chicken Leg Mountain." Wei Yi exclaimed, "It's amazing! How did such a cave form?"

"It may be related to the geological environment of Jitui Mountain. The mountain body of Jitui Mountain is mainly composed of dolomite. When dolomite comes into contact with water, it easily undergoes a chemical reaction and spontaneously dissolves to form caves.

Of course, the formation of caves is inseparable from the long-term action of groundwater. Water crystallization, atmospheric precipitation, surface water, etc. seep into the ground through various channels and become groundwater.

When this groundwater comes into contact with the dolomite, dissolution occurs.”

Wang Bufu suddenly stopped talking. He raised his head slightly and looked into the depths of the cave with the help of the weak light.

Just now, he felt seven cavemen entering his command range!
"Big ass!"

"Lord! Great! I finally got in touch with you! Lord, I found my missing companions. They were all brought here by the underground vortex just like me!"

"Don't worry, tell me about your surroundings and your current situation."

"Yes! We are now at the end of an underground lake. There is a whirlpool under the lake near us that is constantly gushing out water. There is also a very large monster underwater near you.

We could sense its immense strength. It seemed to be dormant and didn't attack us. Its body was covered in slime, forming threads that stretched throughout the burrow.

Whenever we touched the threads, it would stir slightly, as if it would wake up at any moment. We were afraid of disturbing it, so we had to hide in a corner at the end of the underground cave.

The walls next to us were made of solid stone, and we couldn't dig through them. We tried digging down, but the ground was filled with water, connected to the lake where the monsters were, so there was no way to get out. We could only seal the ground back up.

Giant creatures, slime threads, underground lakes, space vortexes...

These pieces of information were quickly combined in Wang Bufu's mind, leading him to a very bad guess.

He immediately shared the view of the big butt with perfect command, and a bright red name jumped out in the darkness.

[Drowning Poison Mother

Dominate Monsters

Rank: Extraordinary 3nd level

Level: 3

Attributes:
Life: 800
Attack: 22 (chelicerae piercing), 40 (mouthparts biting)
Defense: 25 (relatively fragile limbs), 55 (body has a crystallized exoskeleton)

Speed: 10 (ground crawling), 18 (water sliding)
Special skill:

Giant unit: huge in size, its attacks have a certain range effect, and the control effect it receives is reduced by 50%.

Drowned Throne: Creates a 30-meter-diameter "Water of Mourning" within a liquid environment, with a layer of toxic ice forming on the surface. Hostile units within the area suffer a -5 Speed ​​and 5 points of poison damage per second.

Frostweb Weaver: Randomly creates "Wailing Webs" around itself. Units touching these Webs have their movement speed reduced by 2 for 15 seconds, stacking. This unit becomes visible to Drowned Venom Mother, ignoring invisibility. When the Web reaches 5 layers, the unit becomes shackled for 30 seconds (losing movement and halving defense).
Drowned Summon (60s cooldown):

Six Ice Spider Eggs rise from the water, hatching to release:
2 Frostweb Sentinels (ranged web attack)

4 Venom Gland Rippers (melee escort units)

Eternal Hibernation (one-day cooldown):

Seals the player in black ice, rendering them unable to move for 20 seconds, immune to all damage and control, and recovering 50% of their maximum health. Breaking the ice releases a large-scale ice explosion.

It really is the master monster!
Wang Bufu took a breath of cold air.

He immediately understood that there were six mountains and two valleys in the Sunset Mountains, and there were dominant monsters in five of the mountains and two of the valleys, but there were none on Chicken Leg Mountain.

The reason is not that Jitui Mountain is particularly lucky, but that the master of Jitui Mountain is inside Jitui Mountain!
Fortunately, she was at the foot of Chicken Leg Mountain. If she was in the center of Chicken Leg Mountain, the top of the mountain would be under her control and she wouldn't be able to start a fire.

Wang Bufu immediately ordered Big Butt and the others to stay where they were. He then took Weiyi and quietly approached the place where the poisonous mother had drowned.

Illuminated by the glow of the stalactites, the Drowned Poison Mother's form was clearly visible. It resembled a water spider, with eight extremely slender legs. Its carapace was the bluish-black of a frozen lake, and its joints were covered in coral-like, highly toxic ice crystals. Beneath it lay a shimmering underground lake, its massive abdomen dangling over it, constantly releasing streams of clear water.

"This is... the dominant monster!" Wei Yi exclaimed in a low voice.

"It's called the Drowned Poison Mother." Wang Bufu whispered a brief introduction to the Drowned Poison Mother, then bit his finger and said:

"Tsk. Looks like I was wrong. There are no water elemental crystals in Chicken Leg Mountain. The water flow in Bixi River was created by it. Did you see the crystals on the monster's joints? Those are all ether silver ores.

The drowned poison mother soaked in the underground lake she created, which caused the brook to be rich in ether silver. This ether silver is full of poison and can easily kill any of us.

Fortunately, there is good news.”

"What?" Wei Yi asked.

"With the terrifying attack power of the Drowned Poison Mother, no one except you can withstand two of her attacks. We don't need to endure the pain of the poison spreading throughout our bodies."

"That's good news! It really is!" Wei Yi angrily scratched Wang Bu Fu and asked worriedly, "What should we do, Brother Bu Fu? The cavemen are trapped inside, and there are Overlord monsters guarding them.

Overlord monsters are truly terrifying. My teacher at the Royal Capital Academy told me that even ten warriors of the same rank can't guarantee victory against one. A single mistake can wipe out the entire army. This is a Transcendent Level 3 Overlord monster, and we don't even have one. Every time the Principality's troops attack an Overlord monster, they must mobilize a large number of troops and be prepared to make sacrifices. Yet, even with these efforts, it's not uncommon for them to return in disastrous defeat with heavy losses.

Can we really rescue them with our troops?"

"I said, never abandon, never give up. They are our subjects, we must find a way no matter how difficult it is." Wang Bufu closed his eyes and shared the vision with Big Butt again.

In the pitch-black vision, in addition to the huge name of the Drowned Poison Mother, you can also see a large area of ​​bright red [Wailing Spider Web].

"Having a name proves that the Howling Web isn't simply a magical effect, but rather a summoned unit that can be attacked. This means that standard dispel magic won't work against it, but it also means it can be eliminated through combat."

The Drowned Poison Mother's attributes were quite exaggerated. Even Weiyi couldn't break through her torso's defense. Fortunately, her legs were her weak point...

The only things left to be solved are the two special abilities: Throne of the Drowned and Drowned Summoning..."

Wang Bufu closed his eyes and imagined the battle scene in his mind. A faint light began to flicker on his body.

A commander has his own way of fighting, and a strategist has his own way of fighting.

For military strategists, the attributes and special skills of enemy units, the attributes and special skills of their own units, as well as the surrounding environment, weather and other factors together constitute a complex math problem.

If all the conditions are known, then the answer to the puzzle is fixed. Solving the puzzle will lead to victory.

Of course, there will definitely be unknown conditions on the battlefield, such as the Frostweb Sentinels and Venom Gland Rippers summoned by the Drowned Summoning, and the changes in fighting will caused by the low morale of the troops are also unknown conditions.

How to deal with these unknown conditions is the key to testing the level of military strategists.

"There's still one safety net missing, and that's all it's missing."

After a long moment, Wang Bufu slowly opened his eyes. He patted Weiyi's shoulder and said solemnly, "I've seen the equation for victory. Let's go, meet up with the troops, and let's solve this equation together."

Wei Yi looked at the light in Wang Bufu's eyes and felt a lot more at ease for some reason. Even the fear she had when she saw the dominant monster dissipated a lot.

She nodded vigorously and said, "Yeah!"

Before leaving, Wang Bufu contacted Big Butt again and ordered them to stay put and wait for rescue. The moment Wang Bufu's will disappeared, Big Butt sat down weakly and leaned against the wall.

Beside him, a caveman cried in his caveman language, "Brother Butt, do you think the Lord will come to save us? That monster is so terrifying, the Lord won't abandon us, right?"

Another caveman said pessimistically, "We were the ones who disobeyed the Lord's orders. Even if the Lord gave up on us, it was only right. It's just that Butt Bro has suffered so much."

"We are also trying to learn the spitting skill as quickly as possible."

"Bullshit, you and I are both trying to grab the position of leader from Butt Brother, stop kidding yourself."

"I didn't, you're slandering me."

"That's enough." Big Butt knocked their heads. "Whether the Lord comes to save us or not is our fate. All we have to do is obey his orders and wait where we are. Remember, trust the Lord. Trust!"

……

There was no light in the dark cave, except for a caveman who sat quietly in the center, holding a piece of hard soil in his hand and meditating quietly.

"What exactly is this earth element crystal that the Lord is talking about?"

The blind cat had been like this for seven days. During these seven days, no one had disturbed him except the caveman who brought him food and quietly placed mushroom soup at the entrance of his cave.

Dullness, loneliness, boredom and anxiety with no direction always lingered in his heart.

Wang Bufu stood outside the cave, sensing the blind cat's appearance, and sighed in his heart.

His statement that “only cavemen who are smart enough can become a disaster underground” is actually a lie.

Being smart is just the simplest requirement for taking the underground disaster path.

Compared to intelligence, another condition is much more difficult, that is affinity with the earth element.

The four elements of earth, fire, water, and wind permeate every corner of the Shen Gu Continent. They are the cornerstone of this world, the foundation of all its rules. Spellcasting requires these four fundamental elements, but not all mages possess the ability to sense them.

Possessing the ability to sense elements is said to have elemental affinity.

Except for some creatures that are born with elemental adaptability, other creatures need to awaken elemental affinity.

Awakening elemental affinity requires a number of rituals, such as soaking in Mother Earth's elixir, drinking World Tree nectar, or soaking in the blood of an elemental dragon. Meditation is also a ritual, but it's the least effective.

Wang Bufu knew he was a bit of a nobody. Asking a blind cat to meditate and discover elemental affinity was like asking an ordinary person in his previous life to see atomic nuclei with their naked eyes through meditation. But there was no other way. The territory was newly established, and conditions were simple. He could only rely on the blind cat's brute force to work miracles.

Originally, Wang Bufu planned to leave the blind cat alone. Even if a month or even two months passed, as long as the blind cat still had the desire to continue trying, he would support it without a second thought.

But now the situation has changed and it has reached a point where we have no other choice.

"Blind cat."

The king's disapproving voice cheered up the meditating blind cat, and he quickly responded, "My Lord! Blind Cat is here."

"Blind Cat, something happened in the territory." Wang Bufu briefly explained the situation of the cavemen being trapped to Blind Cat, and then said solemnly:
"The Drowned Poison Mother is very powerful, I need you to be blind."

"My lord, I'm coming right away!" Although he had to face the terrifying Overlord monster, the blind cat stood up without any hesitation.

"No, Blind Cat, I don't need you as you are now. You wouldn't be of much use as you are now. I need you to be able to unleash magic."

Hearing this, Blind Cat shuddered and said with shame, "My Lord, I have failed you. I have not yet condensed the Earth Element Crystal. I have been meditating continuously for a while, without interruption. But I still haven't been able to figure out what the Earth Element is."

(End of this chapter)