Chapter 63: Chapter 61 Dragon Vein Attendant
Austin had always confined himself within a ten-mile radius of the Dragon Nest Territory, refraining from expanding outward largely because his Clan lacked the power to support such expansion.
When Austin first selected this area for the Dragon Nest, it was primarily because this part of Hell was relatively remote, lacking any Magic Beast nests. If explored further, not only was there a likelihood of encountering more powerful Beastman Tribes, but also strong groups of Magic Beasts. In Austin’s current state of being stretched thin, this could easily lead to losses among the Beastman Race.
Now that the beastmen have embarked on the path of Extraordinary Power, if they also acquire a Breathing Technique that allows ordinary life to continuously advance, and use the Extraordinary Beastmen as a base, Austin is confident he can gather a massive Empire and establish a vast Empire within ten years!
Quik’s successful experiment invigorated Austin’s spirit.
Then, within a day, using Quik’s successful experiment as a template, Austin transformed his most elite beastmen into the Extraordinary.
When originally exploring the Spider Cave, they had retreated hastily, managing to collect only ten magical stones. Excluding the one used by Quik, Austin eventually could only transform nine elite beastmen.
After the transformation succeeded, Austin reorganized these nine beastmen and named them the Dragon Vein Attendants, symbolizing the Imperial Guard, with a status surpassing the three formal military units.
This was the first Extraordinary Beastman Legion of Austin’s subordinate Clan!
Of course, calling it a legion is premature now, as a legion of only nine beastmen seems somewhat meager. But Austin believes this Dragon Vein Attendants Legion will one day grow to a thousand, ten thousand, and eventually, shake the entire world.
Compared to Quik’s mage-type transformation, the Dragon Vein Attendants are all warrior-type Extraordinary Beastmen.
This perhaps relates to the outcome and talents, for Austin initially chose the nine strongest in constitution as candidates, while Quik possessed far more wisdom than the average beastman, likely leading to these results.
Though they are warrior-type extraordinary beings, this is actually the most suitable outcome for the current Dragon Nest Tribe. Take the fox-faced man Cook, even though he has embarked on the path of extraordinary, without mage knowledge, he cannot fully utilize his power.
In contrast, the Dragon Vein Attendants who successfully tread the extraordinary path, whether in physical ability or strength, are more than several times stronger than their former selves, growing in size and displaying an overwhelming presence in front of ordinary beastmen.
As of now, the warrior-type Dragon Vein Attendants are much more crucial to the Dragon Nest Tribe than the mage-type fox-faced man Quik.
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Three days later, on the open ground outside the village.
"One, two, three! Throw!"
On the open ground, the nine Dragon Vein Attendants, each larger than regular beastmen, carried enormous stones weighing up to a ton on their shoulders, taking heavy steps as they moved ten meters forward and stopped before a marked line.
At the command, the nine large-bodied Dragon Vein Attendants’ skin bulged with blue veins, muscles swelling, and a thin layer of blood mist enveloped their hair, forming a line like impending flames.
"Ha!"
In unison, their voices like thunder, they hurled the boulders overhead with immense force, sending them flying into the distance.
Huge stones, each weighing over a ton, blotted out the sky, hurled thirty meters away by these Dragon Vein Attendants. Apart from some reddening faces, they only appeared slightly short of breath.
Bang, bang, bang!
The consecutive crashes of boulders hitting the ground caused tremors on the earth.
At this moment, ordinary beastmen watching from the side were dumbfounded, their mouths agape wide enough to fit a goose egg.
After the Dragon Vein Attendants’ appearance, Austin organized a military exercise against the ordinary beastmen. The nine Dragon Vein Attendants formed a squad with stone shields carved from chunks of stone, assembling as Shield Soldiers, tearing through a spear formation of over a hundred beastmen.
Even when ordinary beastmen combined their strength, they couldn’t match them.
At that moment, other beastmen within the Dragon Nest Territory understood the prowess of the Dragon Vein Attendants, yet they hadn’t expected them to be so formidable, capable of lifting such enormous stones and throwing them such distances.
If any other tribe engaged in warfare, the Dragon Vein Attendants could likely decimate the enemy by hurling stones from afar before the battle even started.
"Roar!!!"
The Dragon Vein Beastmen roared in unison, their massive voices swept the field, stirring up a whirlwind with a hint of dragon might, which, like a rushing stream, pressured the ordinary beastmen scattered around.
"Not bad."
From afar, watching from a high vantage point, Austin nodded in approval.
After using magical stones for modification, the Dragon Vein Beastmen had notable differences from the previously transformed half-finished products, with life quality fundamentally changed from its roots, not to mention the greatly enhanced power, already surpassing the early prototypes.
Moreover, as true Extraordinary Lives, the Dragon Vein Beastmen experienced not only physical and power enhancements but also possessed actual Extraordinary Abilities.
The Dragon Vein Attendants, for instance, awakened a talent akin to a game-style berserk mode.
Following conversion into Extraordinary Life, the Dragon Vein Beastmen could voluntarily ignite their blood, enveloping themselves in a mist of bloody aura, dramatically boosting their strength and speed for a brief period, though after this burst, they would fall into weakness for about a day.
As Austin’s successfully modified works, he took it upon himself to name the beastmen’s ability as Blood Burning.
In the Blood Burning state, the Dragon Vein Beastmen’s hair was tinged with faint misty red light, aptly named.
"Unfortunately, the Spider Magical Beasts inside Spider Cave are far too difficult to deal with. Otherwise, sweeping the cave and gathering enough magical stones to transform all beastmen into Dragon Vein Beastmen would be ideal."
Austin thought greedily.
With the ten magical stones used up, even if Austin wished to expand the number of Dragon Vein Attendants, the resources were unavailable.
Moreover, considering the intractable toxic mists within the Spider Cave, purging it entirely remained out of the question, and in its shadowy depths, Austin once vaguely sensed a faint hint of a deathly threat.
Given Austin’s strength, if he felt threatened, the dangers lurking deep within the Spider Cave were unimaginable.
"Though it’s impossible to increase the number of Dragon Vein Beastmen for now, what we have is sufficient already. It’s time to conduct a massive sweep to expand the Clan’s number!"
Austin spread his wings, creating a surge of air as he soared into the sky, a relentless ambition reflected in his eyes.
All forces,
advance!