326 Devil Possession (1/2)

Seeing the iron armored beast charging towards them, Ouyang Shuo was actually quite excited. He used his scouting technique to check out the stats of this desolate beast.

Name: Elite Iron Armored Beast (Desolate Beast)

Level: 70

Race: Rhinoceros

Skill: Ice (Ability to activate the power of ice), Charge (Raise the combat strength by 60%)

Combat strength: 480 points

Evaluation: Evolved from a basic rhinoceros, got its name from its iron armor.

Desolate beasts were the same standard as spirit beasts. The higher their level, the higher their combat strength. The iron armored beast in front of them was at a terrifying level 70 and could make use of ice. It wasn't an easy opponent.

Based on the settings of Gaia, a rank 1 soldier had a basic combat strength of 15, increasing by 5 at every rank, jumping by 10 when they became a trained soldier. Hence, a rank 4 trained soldier had 40 combat strength and each increase in rank would mean an increase by 10 points and 20 when they upgraded to an elite soldier.

Hence, a rank 7 elite soldier had a basic combat strength of 90 and every rank up would give him 15 points. When they upgraded to a war elite soldier, they would have an additional 30 point increase. A rank 10 war elite soldier had a basic combat strength of 165 points, increasing by 20 every rank. The highest rank 12 war elite soldier had a basic combat strength of 205.

A rank 9 elite soldier had 120 basic combat strength, and when their class changed to basic general, their stats increased by 50 to 170 points, similar to that of a rank of 10 war elite soldier. Class changing to intermediate general would mean a 100 point increase to 270 combat strength, exceeding that of a rank 12 war elite soldier.

Class changing to an advanced general, the basic combat strength could reach a shocking 500 points.

Apart from basic combat strength, weapons and cultivation methods would have an added points, different from person to person. For example, Wang Feng, who was only an intermediate general, had a combat strength of 400. But even as the strongest soldier in the Guards regiment, facing the iron armored beast, Wang Feng was weaker than it in terms of combat strength.

Ouyang Shuo wanted to solo this beast and asked Wang Feng and his troops to stand down.

The iron armored beast, upon seeing a human dare to face it alone, was so furious that white steam shot out from its nose. It instantly becoming enraged. Its thick limbs looked small, but when it started running, it was like a whirlwind that rushed at Ouyang Shuo at fast speeds.

While running, the head of the beast would slowly lower, revealing its sharp horn. One could imagine that by being pierced by the horn, one would definitely be torn right apart.

Ouyang Shuo focused; he grabbed the Tianmo Spear in his head, calming himself down and not moving. The yellow internal strength rushed around in his body, slowly infusing into the spear. Strengthened by the internal strength, the Tianmo Spear had a golden pattern on it, making it look exquisite and mysterious.

The devil bloodline in Ouyang Shuo's body started to move, and it looked like it was close to boiling over.

10...8...6...4...2...

Ouyang Shuo could already smell the stench from the body of the iron armored beast, the wind alone that it brought blew Ouyang Shuo's hair, making it swing in the air.

Wang Feng and the other soldiers, who were standing at the side, were so nervous that they watched on with bated breath.

The iron armored beast, upon seeing that the human in front of it was not moving, felt that Ouyang Shuo was definitely scared silly. It was a desolate beast and didn’t have a merciful heart. It bent forward and used the strength of all four limbs, jumping towards Ouyang Shuo.

The huge and ugly head thrust forward and the sharp horn was like lighting as it aimed for Ouyang Shuo's chest. It was ready to enjoy the enemy's fresh blood and taste its victory.

It was hard for one to imagine that such a huge body could actually accomplish such a swift and flexible action.

Ouyang Shuo was also surprised. Luckily, he had vast experience and didn't panic. He side-stepped and avoided the horn of the beast.

Seeing that it had missed, the iron armored beast shook it off and tried to charge once more. The shining horn was about to pierce the side of Ouyang Shuo's body.

At this moment, Ouyang Shuo was taking in his breath, and trying to avoid it was highly difficult.

Ouyang Shuo was helpless and could only fall to the ground to avoid it. The reaction speed of the desolate beast was far greater than he had expected.

After two tries and not succeeding, the iron armored beast was totally furious. Seeing that the enemy actually fell to the ground, it didn't think and raised its limbs to stomp. If this stomp hit, no matter who it was, they wouldn't be able to withstand it.

Although Ouyang Shuo was in a bad situation, he was still clear-headed. He was clear what kind of attack he was going to receive when he fell to the ground, so he prepared in advance.

He rolled to the side and once again avoided the attack of the iron armored beast.

The iron armored beast didn't care and used its two front limbs to stomp one after the other, not giving Ouyang Shuo any chance to rest. The huge impacts were like lightning, striking again and again.

Ouyang Shuo was like a man in the middle of an iron pole forest. The sky above his head would drop down pole after pole. If he made a misstep, he would die a terrible death.

The terrifying potential of dying had stimulated the adrenaline in Ouyang Shuo. The devil bloodline in him was like hot oil and it was about to split apart.

Seeing that it couldn't handle the enemy at its feet, the iron armored beast suddenly opened wide its mouth and sucked it, before spitting out. It formed hail from the cold air, striking towards Ouyang Shuo.

Before the hail even came close, Ouyang Shuo had already sneezed.

The area of effect of the hail was simply too big, and Ouyang Shuo had no way to escape. Ouyang Shuo immediately felt his body freeze up and his reaction speed slow down. The more terrifying aspect was the fact that the cold air seeped into his body; it was going to freeze his blood.