Undying Warlord

After Dilan had warned the five Ascenders, who followed him, he dashed forward. He activated [Thunder Step], and [Second Acceleration] to reach the Kobold settlement in a moment and it was not long after that he faced one of the Tier-3 Trolls and a bunch of Kobold War Champions that were fighting each other.

Both sides gave their utmost to overwhelm the other side but it was pretty obvious that the Tier-3 Troll was at an advantage. He wielded a humongous club that was more than three meters long and more than a meter in width and smashed it down upon the body of the closest Kobold that was squashed at once.

The Kobold had been incapable of protecting himself, giving its brethren a glimpse of how their own situation was bound to look like the moment the club would descend upon them as well.

'That club is definitely a Tier-3 treasure!' Dilan immediately recognized when he sensed the terrific power behind the Troll's smash. All Trolls were roughly at the same power level and their physical strength seemed to be more or less the same as well. However, Dilan's [Power Appraisal] clearly showed him that the Trolls were not as strong as what he perceived in front of him.

Thus, the most obvious conclusion was that the humongous clubs were the reason for an increase in their stat. Dilan nodded his head inwardly as he blasted to his right, ignoring the Tier-3 Troll.

He didn't need the Tier-3 Troll, his Essence crystal or the club because there were multiple things that piqued his interest much more than the ordinary Trolls.

Dilan's focus was on the Tier-4 Troll Warrior, who wielded a heavy broadsword that was even larger than the clubs of the other Trolls. The Tier-4 Troll Warrior was almost 8 meters tall while the other Trolls were only five meters tall.

However, this humongous size didn't decrease the flexibility or agility of the Trolls. They were not clumsy or slow in any way…on the contrary, their speed was astonishing and Dilan realized that he had to pay attention to their fast reflexes and movements.

It would be bad to get dragged into the mess of the Kobolds and Trolls, after all!

Dilan would rather watch the Troll Warrior, who smoothly swung his broadsword downward, just to hit nothing but the soil that burst open upon facing the tremendous impact of the heavy broadsword.

"This Kobold is different…and even more so is his dagger…" Dilan blurted out quietly as he observed the human-sized Kobold, who dashed toward the Tier-4 Troll Warrior.

The Kobold was fully covered in white fur and a layer of holy power surrounded his body. Dilan was interested in the holy power because it radiated from the white dagger that the Kobold was gripping tightly.

'Tier-3 Kobold with stats that are close to the Troll Warrior…and he becomes even stronger thanks to the dagger he is wielding…' He concluded while watching the Kobold easily evade the Troll Warrior's swift attacks.

Even if the Troll Warrior was extremely fast, it was not possible to swing the heavy broadsword as quickly as a small, 30-centimeter-long dagger.

That was one of the many reasons why the Kobold was given several opportunities to initiate attacks upon the Troll Warrior, who was trying to move his body aside to make sure that the Kobold wouldn't be able to find an opportunity to severely injure, or even kill him at once.

'The Troll Warrior knows that the Kobold's weapon is dangerous!' Dilan realized when he saw that the Troll Warrior was playing defensive and trying to evade all kinds of attacks instead of attacking him. He didn't want to get injured at all, which was pretty difficult because the Kobold seemed to be getting faster with time.

However, it was only when the first cut appeared on the Troll Warrior's body that things started to change much more dramatically than before. The Troll Warrior's body deflated, and his stats increased by almost 50% and his skin turned red. Dilan was pretty sure that the Troll Warrior had used some sort of Berserk ability to increase his stats for a short period. Following that, the Troll Warrior activated another ability that covered his body in a layer of blazing mana, just for blazing flames to burst out of his feet as well.

The Troll Warrior's Agility increased drastically but blood was also spurting out of the deflated monster. It was not able to handle the current power its body possessed and even maintaining it for a few minutes was extremely dangerous.

Yet, instead of fearing the pain, or the life-threatening danger, the Troll Warrior was ready to give his all to defeat the Kobold, who began to smile as the holy power circulating around him was further unleashed. The Kobold expanded in size and it looked like he was turning into a huge furry monster.

Dilan looked at the situation in front of him with great interest, especially when he realized that the dagger of the Kobold was fusing with the body of the expanding Kobold.

A furry monster with razor-sharp claws was what the Kobold turned into, and numerous thoughts began to flash through Dilan's mind.

'The Troll Warrior's occupation, if they have something like that, doesn't seem to be that high. It's probably just an old monster that grew stronger with the passage of time…but the Kobold… seems to be on par with Yvonne in terms of powerful abilities. This shapeshifting ability and the fusion of the weapon with his body is definitely strong…' Dilan thought and his eyes widened slightly.

Earlier it had been pretty rare for him to actually come face to face with powerful monsters, whether they were Tier-2, Tier-3, or Tier-4. The last somewhat powerful monster he had encountered was probably the Blazing Spinosaurus if one were to ignore the Island Turtle.

However, even the Blazing Spinosaurus was not a monster that could compare to the Shapeshifting Kobold if one were to solely focus on their potential, future combat prowess, usage of abilities, and so on.

The Shapeshifting Kobold was definitely different compared to most of the monsters Dilan had ever encountered in his life. Thus, it was only obvious that he was quite happy when he saw that the Troll Warrior and the Shapeshifting Kobold started to fight each other in a manner that caused both sides to sustain numerous injuries.

Both Monsters had stats that were around 1500 Units by now and Dilan had difficulties keeping track of their moves.

'Even if I could follow each of their movements, it's not like I'm capable of fighting them…' Dilan admitted to himself, feeling a little bit frustrated that he was a lot weaker than he had expected earlier.

Even seemingly ordinary monsters were able to tear him apart provided they had a single stat-boosting ability!

However, it was only obvious that beings like the Tier-4 Troll Warrior or the Shapeshifting Kobolds would be powerful enough to kill him easily after activating one of their strongest abilities, their trump cards!

They had the experience of decades in which they had learned and progressed slowly but steadily using their skills and abilities to their advantage. The Primordial Ascension had swept through their world thousands of years ago, yet, a being who had yet to live even close to half a year in the same predicament as theirs was trying to defeat them.

Wasn't that ridiculous?