Chapter 126 Behemoth

The torrential rain in the night, like melting black oil, flooded the sentry post, washed over the metal-reinforced tower, and gathered into a muddy stream in the grooves.

The gnoll knight was soaking wet, with half a pickled lizard tail dangling from his mouth, and his yellowish-brown pupils narrowed to slits.

Its hyena mount, Iron Fang, was scratching its ear with its hind legs, the woven iron chains of its saddle rattling with the movement.

"It seems like something is approaching."

The kobold sentry on the watchtower gazed into the distance and said uncertainly.

"I bet you a white crystal coin that your broken telescope spotted the earth lizard again and mistook it for an enemy attack."

The gnoll knight kicked the ogre guard beside him.

As for the white crystal coins it mentioned.

This currency was forged from diamond powder mixed with some white ore and circulated within the Ironclad Clan. Iron Dragon Sorog spent a year teaching the monsters of the Ironclad Clan the importance of currency and helping them abandon the primitive barter system.

The task of minting currency was handled by Samantha, the red dragon alchemist.

The diamonds produced from the symbiotic pool are not the decorative items of the conventional kind. They are harder than steel and very difficult to process. Only the Red Dragon Alchemist, with his violence and flames, can easily mass-produce white crystal coins and weapons and equipment mixed with diamonds.

Among the dragons of the Ironforge clan.

Not counting Lord Garos.

Besides him, Samantha is now the richest person.

Samantha, now wealthy, was very satisfied with her path as an alchemist. She felt that Garus had not deceived her, was proud of her initial choice, and was glad that she had trusted Garus.

Let's get back to the main topic.

The ogre guard leaned against the brazier on the watchtower, turning a skewer of meat from an unknown creature over with his giant paws. The grease dripped into the embers, sizzling and creating an eerie tranquility that blended with the sound of rain.

The robust gray hyena suddenly pricked up its ears, stopped scratching, and let out a low growl.

The gnoll knight instinctively pressed down on his scimitar, rain dripping from between his claws.

The ogre guard didn't react; the aroma of the charred meat made it oblivious to everything else, and drool kept dripping from its mouth.

"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!"

The kobold sentinel seemed to see some terrifying monster in the rain, as if its tail had been stepped on, and let out a piercing scream, sounding the alarm.

The next second, a slight tremor came from the foundation of the entire watchtower, and the charcoal fire in the brazier went out all at once.

On the distant horizon, a shadow deeper than the night tore through the rain.

At first it was just a blurry outline, but as the distance closed, the figure gradually became clearer—it was a terrifying behemoth taller than the watchtower, its white fur covered with icy blue cold air, and rainwater evaporated into white mist on its body, then condensed into ice crystals.

Its every step caused the earth to tremble, and branch-like cracks to open and extend.

It was very fast, and as it got closer, its full form was revealed to the gnoll rider.

This is a humanoid behemoth with thick limbs, a pair of forelimbs as strong as those of a giant gorilla, mammoth-like tusks protruding from its mouth, white fur all over its body, blood-red eyes, and a body length approaching twenty meters.

"May the ancestral spirits be above."

The gnoll knight's pupils shrank to the size of pinpoints.

The behemoth's crimson eyes shone like two blood moons in the torrential rain. It raised its head and let out a deafening roar, the sound of which overturned the nearest watchtower.

"Hammering skulls and drinking blood, shattering bones to create a song!"

One by one, the ogre guards stood up, roaring and shouting their battle cries as they charged towards the behemoth. The warriors of steel trembled slightly as they charged alongside the ogres, but in front of the behemoth, the ogres were like toys, being sent flying. The other gnolls and kobolds were crushed and smashed into mincemeat.

The giant wolf riders, hyena riders, and other iron cavalry charged forward, using their speed and agility to harass the enemy.

call!

The behemoth exhaled a chilling breath, turning the rain into ice crystals and the water on the ground into ice. The knights' bodies were almost frozen, and their mounts' limbs were frozen solid.

Soon, the monsters began to scatter.

As intelligent beings, when they realize they are completely outmatched and about to be slaughtered in large numbers, their morale will naturally collapse, leading to their rout and escape.

The kobold sentinel looked panicked, and a pair of wings unfurled behind it.

A small number of kobolds are born with wings and can fly, and this sentry is one of them.

It flapped its wings desperately in the rain. Looking back, it saw that after destroying the watchtower blocking its way, the giant beast did not deliberately pursue the remaining soldiers, but just wandered aimlessly towards the gravel beach.

Coniferous valley.

Sorog shook off the rainwater from between its scales. The damp, cold feeling made the iron dragon uncomfortable, but what disturbed it even more was what had happened earlier.

The outpost stationed further north of the scree beach was attacked by a giant beast.

The stationed monsters were defeated, but not all of them died. Those who survived reported the incident immediately.

After receiving the information, Tie Long went to investigate and found that the target had already crossed the gravel beach and was heading towards the Quenching Highlands.

Having recognized its target's identity, Iron Dragon Sorog did not presume to test its strength. Knowing it was no match for him, it immediately notified its brother, the true king of the Ironforge clan.

"You mean, there's a Frost Behemoth near the Quenching Highlands?"

Galos wrinkled the skin on his forehead, stopped his daily neck-circling exercise, and said.

"Yes! I suspect it came from the permafrost tundra."

Crossing the Estonian River and heading north, you will leave the wilderness and gradually approach the permafrost.

This place is also known as the permafrost, the cold desert, and is the territory of frost giants, white dragons, winter undead, and other creatures, as well as silver dragons.

The permafrost tundra is a harsh and barren environment.

Every now and then, some powerful ferocious beasts and monsters migrate to the Sel Wilderness.

The outpost that was previously attacked was located north of the scree slopes, close to the Estonian River, in order to guard against attacks from further north.

Although it was destroyed, it has fulfilled its original mission and will be rebuilt later.

"At first I thought it was the vanguard of some frost giant tribe, wanting to come to the Sel Wilderness to expand its territory, but after careful investigation, I found no frost giants following behind."

Tie Long said solemnly.

Galos closed his eyes slightly, lost in thought.

Behemoths are not creatures in the traditional sense, but rather biological weapons created by the giant race in ancient times to fight against the dragon race. They possess terrifying power, but lack intelligence and are like wild beasts, often driven and controlled by giant sorcerers.

Frost Behemoths are primarily found in super-large frost giant tribes.

"It wandered aimlessly, but its overall direction was toward the Quenching Heights."

"If it gets close to the symbiotic pool at the gravel camp and causes damage, our losses will be severe."

"Iron Dragon said in a low voice."

The Shattered Stone Camp refers to the former Stone Giant Camp. The Symbiotic Pools within it are the most precious resource for the Ironforge Clan. The high-quality ores produced can not only be used to craft equipment but also for trading. They are strategic resources that cannot be lost.

The combat units of the Shatterhammer Chapter, including Karu, are primarily stationed at Shattered Rock Camp.

However, given the frosty behemoth's strength, even they would likely find it difficult to resist if they encountered it.

When Iron Dragon Sorog is not busy, he will not bother Garros.

It knew that Galos was more focused on its own power, so its deliberate coming here made its intentions very clear: it wanted Galos to take action to resolve this matter.

Apart from Galus.

No one can solve it.

If it were to lead the warband to besiege and annihilate it, using its own lives to wear down the Frost Behemoth, there would be a chance to defeat it, but the Molten Iron Clan would inevitably pay an extremely heavy price.

Galus flapped its wings, and a strong wind whipped up the rain curtain like surging waves.

"lead the way."

He succinctly stated that he wanted Tie Long to guide him.

The Frost Behemoth, whose exact origins were unknown, posed a threat to him, and he could not ignore it.

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(End of this chapter)