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Chapter 108 Mutant (Second Update, Please Subscribe)

The black beam grazed Tessa's shoulder and struck a nearby rock.

With a loud bang, the rock was instantly corroded, creating a large hole and billowing black smoke.

Rock fragments flew everywhere, hitting the surrounding rock walls with a crackling sound.

Tessa narrowed her eyes, looking at the rock-skinned lizard, her expression turning serious.

"The acid contains the scent of a curse."

It was at this moment that Otto, with his divine eye, clearly saw that thick black mist was swirling within the acid.

The aura was cold and malevolent, clearly a characteristic of some chaotic path.

"Something's not right. It's not an ordinary rock-skinned lizard."

Otto said in a deep voice.

"It's probably been exposed to a curse."

Tessa, who was standing nearby, also understood.

Just as Tessa recognized the true form of the rock-skinned lizard before her, the monster became even more ferocious.

It pounced on Otto, its sharp claws transforming into dangerous blades as it reached for Otto's throat.

It even opened its massive mouth, intending to simultaneously spew out the black acid, ending the adventurer before it with a double attack.

But Otto remained calm and simply raised the oak shield beside him to block its claws.

With a dull thud, the claws collided with the shield, sparks flying.

Otto felt a sudden numbness in his arm, and a tremendous force came from the shield, causing him to involuntarily take two steps back.

Immediately afterwards, the Iron Wall Breathing Technique was activated again, and Otto's muscles bulged all over his body.

He shouted and planted his feet firmly on the ground, remaining motionless no matter how the rock-skinned lizard attacked him.

Just as the rock-skinned lizard was about to spew acid again, Tessa's sealing spell was ready.

She swung the hammer and chanted incantations.

"In accordance with the law of our Lord, evil things must not corrupt living beings!"

A semi-transparent cube shot out from the tip of the hammer and locked itself firmly in the throat of the rock-skinned lizard.

The rock-skinned lizard wanted to roar angrily, but it was no use; it could only struggle desperately.

Its limbs flailed wildly, and its tail lashed the ground, creating large craters.

"That acid contains a strong aura of curse; purify it with the Soul-Purifying Flame!"

Tessa shouted at Otto.

Upon hearing this, Otto immediately understood.

He sheathed his iron sword, extended his right hand, and a warm flame ignited in his palm.

That was the Soul-Purifying Flame of the Iron Guardian.

Otto shoved the flame directly into the rock-skinned lizard's mouth.

The Soul-Purifying Flame ignited immediately upon entering the Rock-Skinned Lizard's body.

The black curse aura melted away as quickly as ice and snow met the scorching sun when it encountered the Soul Purifying Fire.

The rock-skinned lizard let out an even more piercing scream, its body twisting violently as it tried to expel the flames from its body.

However, its throat was tightly constricted by the sealing technique, making it impossible for it to open its mouth.

The curses were gradually burned away by the Soul Purifying Fire, and the rock-skinned lizard's struggles gradually weakened.

Finally, its body stiffened abruptly and remained completely still.

Otto stepped forward and removed the heart from the rock-skinned lizard.

At this moment, the hearts of both rock-skinned lizards had been collected.

Otto wiped the sweat from his forehead and let out a long sigh of relief.

Although the process was somewhat thrilling, most of the commission was eventually completed.

Otto felt that this commission wasn't too troublesome. Although the Rockskin Lizard was registered as a medium-sized commission in the Adventurers' Guild, they still managed to resolve it.

Just as the two thought the battle was over and were preparing to continue their exploration, the earth suddenly began to tremble violently.

A deafening roar came from the distant rock face, a roar filled with anger and violence, as if it came from hell.

A terrifying aura swept over them, causing Otto and Tessa to change their expressions drastically.

At this moment, Tessa's face turned extremely ugly.

She gripped the hammer tightly and said in a deep voice.

"Damn it, we're having some bad luck."

Before Otto could ask Tessa what was going on, a giant lizard, three times the size of an adult rock-skinned lizard, crawled out from behind the rock wall.

The giant lizard's skin was a deep black color, covered with dark red lines that looked like blood vessels, flowing slowly beneath its skin.

Its eyes gleamed with a bloodthirsty light as it stared intently at Otto and Tessa.

It also has a sharp horn on its head, and in the eyes of the spirit of the lamplight, the horn is shrouded in thick black mist.

The mist was even thicker and more malevolent than that from the rock-skinned lizard.

"This is no ordinary rock-skinned lizard."

Otto's voice carried a hint of solemnity.

"Is it the leader, or a mutated, aberrant species?"

Monsters also have the potential to evolve and mutate.

Otto had encountered similar kobold variants before, but he didn't expect that he would encounter such a low-probability event now that he was just here to hunt a few rock-skinned lizards.

I don't know whether to call them lucky or unlucky.

Just as Otto was pondering this, the mutated rock-skinned lizard discovered the corpses of two other rock-skinned lizards on the ground.

It let out an even angrier roar, and seeing that both of its subordinates were dead, it immediately concluded that the two adventurers in front of it were responsible.

It pounced on all fours and charged at them.

Despite its enormous size, it is incredibly fast.

In the blink of an eye, they were right in front of the two of them.

It raised its huge claws and slammed them down on Otto and Tessa.

The claws moved with a whistling sound, as if they were about to tear the air apart.

Without hesitation, Otto immediately cast his spell, Windwing Messenger.

A gentle force enveloped Otto and Tessa's bodies, and their weight immediately decreased.

Otto grabbed Tessa's arm and leaped backward.

The two instantly floated back more than ten meters, dodging the fatal blow.

With a deafening roar, the rock-skinned lizard's massive claw slammed into the ground.

The ground instantly cracked open, sending debris flying and dust billowing everywhere.

Several small trees nearby were uprooted by the shock, their branches and leaves scattered all over the ground.

"It looks like a mutant. Even the evolved Rockskin Lizard couldn't have this kind of speed and strength."

Tessa sensed that things were getting complicated.

But Otto took a deep breath, channeled his magic, and let out a deafening roar.

Quite roaring!

This roar contains powerful spiritual energy, which not only attracts the attention of the aberrant beings but also has a chance to cause some mental shock.

Sure enough, the deformed rock-skinned lizard paused noticeably after hearing the roar.

"Now!"

Tessa seized the opportunity and swung her hammer.

"In accordance with the law of our Lord, evil things must not corrupt living beings!"