Chapter 20: Kill the Giant Lizard Lord and Get a Surprise Reward!

A system notification popped up in Jack's mind as he continued his monster hunt.

> Hint: You killed the "Cat Demon (Lv2, Common Creature)" and gained 80 experience points (20% shared with teammates), 1 Energy Coin! xN

Jack moved swiftly through the forest, cutting down every goblin and cat demon in his path. Goblins fell instantly with a single strike, while ordinary cat demons barely lasted a second longer.

However, something was bothering him. While he did all the fighting, Su Qiutong and Su Youwei, the two sisters following him, were simply standing behind and watching. And yet, they were still taking 20% of his experience points.

Is it really worth taking them along? Jack started to question his decision.

Just as he was debating whether they were a burden, something unexpected happened.

"Hehe, I suddenly got an ordinary blind box, and inside it... a skill book appeared!" Su Youwei exclaimed excitedly.

Jack's sword froze mid-air.

What?!

He was the one killing all the monsters, yet she was the one getting the bonus reward? This was the power of her Lucky Halo talent!

Curious, Jack turned to her. "Let me see the skill book."

Su Youwei quickly shared the information with him.

> Item: Holy Light Prayer (Skill Book)

Type: Tradable, one-time consumable

Quality: Lv1 Normal

Skill Effect: Consumes 3 Energy Points to increase the physical/magical attack power of yourself and teammates by 25 points for the next 60 seconds!

Note: Requires a "Cross" or "Scepter" to activate. Can be upgraded to Lv2 by consuming 1000 experience points. Maximum level: Lv10.

Jack's eyes lit up.

A team-wide attack buff with no cooldown?

"Buff me," Jack ordered immediately, pulling a cross from his backpack. He had looted it from Qiu Kuang's group the day before but never found a use for it—until now.

Su Youwei grinned. "Okay!"

As soon as the skill was cast, a warm golden glow enveloped Jack, and his stats surged.

With or without the buff, he could already one-shot ordinary cat demons. But now, for the first time since taking the sisters along, he felt their usefulness.

And this was just the beginning.

With renewed excitement, Jack led the team deeper into the Mutated Giant Lizard hunting grounds.

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Farming the Giant Lizards

For the next half an hour, Jack systematically slaughtered Mutated Giant Lizards.

> Hint: You killed the "Mutated Giant Lizard" and received a "Normal Blind Box!"

Hint: You killed the "Mutated Giant Lizard," and with a stroke of luck, the creature dropped "Ordinary Leggings (Lv3, Common Lower Body Armor)!"

Jack smirked. This drop rate is definitely better than yesterday!

But he still wasn't fully satisfied.

Yes, the increased drop rate was nice, but in exchange, he was losing 20% of his hard-earned experience to the sisters. And so far, they had only provided small buffs and low-quality loot.

He sighed and reminded himself, Just think of it as being a good person.

Then suddenly—

A deep, guttural roar echoed through the area.

Jack turned towards the sound and immediately spotted a massive monitor lizard, over twice the size of a regular Mutated Giant Lizard.

Its menacing eyes locked onto him, filled with hatred.

A system notification popped up.

> Hint: You have slaughtered over 500 "Mutated Giant Lizards," triggering the arrival of the "Giant Lizard Lord!"

Jack's lips curled into a grin.

So, if you kill 500 monsters of the same type, a boss appears?

Perfect. He had been looking for a real challenge.

> Species: Giant Lizard Lord (Lv4 Lord Creature)

HP: 4500

Strength: 52

Agility: 26

Spirit: 10

Endurance: 30

Stamina: 40

Weakness: Eyes

Jack laughed.

This is a free gift.

Without hesitation, he pulled out his crossbow and fired.

The arrow struck the Giant Lizard Lord's thick hide.

-39!

The damage was pitiful, but it didn't matter. The attack triggered the Armor-Breaking effect for 10 seconds.

Jack immediately switched to his Tang Sword and dashed forward.

Oink oink~

The Giant Lizard Lord roared in pain as Jack's blade sliced into its body.

-328!

-328!

With each strike, the Lord's health plummeted. It tried to fight back—snapping its jaws, slamming its tail—but Jack was simply too fast.

Before it could even land a single hit, its health had dropped below half.

Then, in desperation, the Giant Lizard Lord activated its skill.

> Battle Info: "Giant Lizard Lord" has activated "Earth Element Defense!"

- Reduces all incoming damage by 25% for 30 seconds!

*- Reduces attack speed of all attackers by 30%!

Jack felt his attack speed slow, but his movement remained unaffected.

It just means I need a few more hits to finish the job.

The Giant Lizard Lord pounced at him with a final, desperate attack—

Jack sidestepped and plunged his Tang Sword straight into its eye.

-1298!

With a final, pitiful howl, the Giant Lizard Lord collapsed to the ground.

> Hint: You have killed the "Giant Lizard Lord (Lv4, Lord Creature)" and gained 2300 experience points (+15% bonus for first kill), and 16 Energy Coins!

Hint: You are the first person to kill the "Giant Lizard Lord" in Novice Village G233! First kill reward: "Rare Blind Box"!

Hint: The "Giant Lizard Lord" has dropped the following items: "Rare Blind Box" x1, "Triple Slash (Rare Quality Skill Book)," and "Equipment Upgrade Design Book!"

Hint: A village-wide announcement is about to be made. Do you want to hide your name?

Jack's eyes widened.

"Holy sh*t, it exploded gorgeously!"

The drops from this boss were incredible!

Yesterday, when he killed the Violent Cat Demon, all he got was two Rare Blind Boxes. But today, in addition to two Rare Blind Boxes, he had also obtained a Rare Skill Book and a Special Equipment Upgrade Design Book!

The rewards had literally doubled!

What had changed?

Jack's gaze shifted toward Su Youwei.

It was her Lucky Halo talent!

Yesterday, when he hunted alone, he barely got anything. But today, with her in the party, loot was dropping at an insane rate!

Jack suddenly felt that bringing these sisters along wasn't a mistake at all.

In fact, it was probably the smartest decision he had ever made.

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Final Thoughts

With the Giant Lizard Lord dead and his backpack filled with high-tier loot, Jack couldn't help but smirk.

This is just the beginning.

He turned to Su Youwei and Su Qiutong. "Get ready. We're heading to an even tougher hunting ground tomorrow."

The sisters exchanged glances, then nodded enthusiastically.

The real adventure was just getting started.

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