Global Deities: My Talent Comes from the Stars

Chapter 21 Gomo Giant Lizard

Xin Zang was pulled forward by the rope.

All that remained was a deep darkness.

Blindfolded, he couldn't tell which way to go, and could only tell from the hardness of the bricks under his feet that he was going deep into the interior of some huge building.

The kobolds on the leash ahead were still barking and babbling incoherently.

Shinzo tried to break free of the chains binding his hands, but his attempts were unsuccessful.

He could only adjust his breathing and subtly ignite the "heart fire" within his body.

Even if a hunter is deprived of sight, he must still understand his surroundings.

The presence or absence of information often determines the position between the hunter and the prey.

However, the moment his senses began to spread, Shinzo was startled.

The feedback from [Heartfire] revealed a dense mass of raging life flames lurking all around. These souls were terrifyingly powerful, with some even possessing an aura stronger than that of Chang, the leader of the Clan of Souls.

Just how many extraordinary monsters are imprisoned here?

The kobold in front, being a mortal, couldn't detect the fluctuations of supernatural power. He assumed that the long-legged man behind him was being disobedient again, so he impatiently pulled on the rope and dragged him into a wide area.

The oppressive atmosphere in the air was dispelled by the wind.

Immediately afterwards, a tsunami of cheers and shouts erupted from all directions.

"Tear off the cloth and get out of here!"

The black cloth above their heads was yanked off.

The sudden burst of blinding sunlight made Shinzo instinctively squint.

When his eyes readjusted to the light and he could see his surroundings clearly, he found himself in the center of a vast battlefield surrounded by towering stone walls.

On the high stands all around, countless kobolds were caught up in a morbid frenzy, waving their arms and roaring.

The heavy iron gate directly in front of them was slowly rising.

Accompanied by heavy breathing and the sound of scales rubbing together, a colossal beast slowly emerged from the shadows, its dark yellow vertical pupils fixed on its prey in the center of the arena.

Upon seeing his opponent enter the arena, Shinzo's previously tense body relaxed somewhat.

Gomog.

Although it was a size larger than he remembered, it was indeed an old acquaintance that the Xin tribe had hunted in the wilderness.

Looking at the fanatical onlookers from other races on the high walls, Xin Zang understood his current predicament.

Children in the tribe often throw two small insects into a sandpit and watch them tear each other apart for amusement.

He never imagined that one day he would become a worm in the sandpit.

Fortunately, he had dealt with the other insect on the other side before.

The Gomog lizard before me had probably devoured the flesh and blood of many superhumans in this arena, making it slightly more intelligent than its counterparts in the wilderness. Instead of launching a sudden attack, it lowered its body and slowly circled the edge of the arena.

It probably sensed that Shinzo was an extraordinary being and knew that Shinzo was not easy to deal with.

The only option is to wait for the prey to reveal a weakness.

Xin Zang's gaze followed the giant lizard's movements, not daring to be careless.

This thing is difficult to deal with.

Previously, while hunting in the wilderness, he had tried to use Heartfire to burn the Gomog lizard's thick armor, but the effect was not ideal. Heartfire could not adhere to its flesh, making it difficult to kill it with one blow.

Moreover, he is now fighting alone, unarmed.

If one is not careful, one might get scratched and come into contact with its venom, and die here.

The man and the beast paced around the area, neither daring to make the first move.

But the onlookers on the high walls clearly had no patience to appreciate the hunters' probing.

Several kobolds on the edge of the stands pounded the stone wall in frustration, shouting loudly towards the arena:

"Send that heretic to hell!"

"I paid to get in here, not to watch you guys take a stroll!"

"Bite that long-legged guy's neck to pieces! Get the blood flowing!"

In a specially reserved seat at the highest point of the stands sat an old dog-headed man.

The monk's robe he wore was made of extremely fine materials, with gold thread patterns that reflected the sunlight, making him stand out from the uncouth fellow clansmen around him.

Seeing the slow-moving battle in the arena, a hint of displeasure flashed in the old dog-headed man's eyes.

He snorted coldly and glanced at the guards below.

With just a glance, the kobold guards on the sidelines trembled in fear and dared not be negligent. They grabbed a rough wooden spear from the side and hurled it hard at the giant lizard circling in the center of the arena, through the iron fence.

"Snapped!"

The wooden gun struck the monitor lizard's hard scales on its back, broke off, and bounced away.

Although it couldn't harm the flesh at all, this sudden provocation undoubtedly ignited the beast's suppressed rage.

A foul stench filled the air.

The monitor lizard opened its massive jaws and lunged at Xin Zang's legs.

Xin Zang instinctively lunged to the side, barely avoiding a fatal bite. The [Heartfire] brewing in his palm slammed into the monitor lizard's belly.

The extraordinary flames, powerful enough to burn through the internal organs of ordinary wild beasts, left only a fist-sized patch of charred black on the giant lizard's thick stomach scales, failing to cause any effective damage.

Ignoring the rough sand on the ground that chafed his skin, Xin Zang scrambled to his feet and tried to widen the distance again.

But this is a gladiatorial arena, an "unending hell," whose purpose is to let heretics die in endless torment. How could they possibly let him go so easily?

A blinding golden light suddenly fell from mid-air.

It struck him precisely on the back of the head, and then, Shinzo's vision went black, and he lost his balance.

High up in the stands.

Liang Jiu was displeased. His gaze passed over the frenzied kobolds and landed on the old kobold who had just put down his spellcasting gesture.

[Target]: Dog-headed Abbot

[Rank]: Pseudo-Transcendent First Rank

[Faith]: Unowned (relies on absorbing the remaining faith of the divine realm to maintain its power)

[Core Competency]: Subtle Light Buddhist Mantra

[Overall Evaluation]: A low-quality spellcaster who barely touched the threshold of the extraordinary realm thanks to the blessings of his environment.

Just because an ordinary defective product sits in the highest position in the stands and enjoys the worship of believers, does it really think it is a god?

No wonder the extraordinary beings among the kobolds are of such poor quality.

Due to the interference of the Golden Light Mantra, the battle situation below took a sharp turn for the worse.

Staggering, Shinzo could no longer maintain his rhythm.

The Gomog lizard seized the opening and pounced with its massive body.

Although Shinzo desperately dodged to avoid a fatal blow, his head wasn't directly bitten off by that giant maw.

But the monitor lizard swung its powerful forelimbs down, its sharp claws easily tearing through the leather armor on Xin Cang's forearm, leaving three bloody gashes.

The venom seeped directly into the bloodstream through the wound.

In nature, life instinctively retreats for fear of injury. In the wilderness, injury means a decline in hunting ability, which ultimately leads to death.

But what if the wound has already reopened, and the threat of death is looming at your throat?

Even the horned hare, the lowest prey in the wilderness, will bite a hunting dog's throat with all its might when cornered.

Moreover, he is an extraordinary hunter who is an intelligent species.

Knowing he couldn't escape, Shizou advanced instead of retreating.

Taking advantage of the moment when the monitor lizard's old strength had just dissipated and its new strength had not yet been generated, he pounced on it, tightly gripping the monitor lizard's neck with both hands, limiting the angle at which its huge mouth could tear at him.

Enraged by his counterattack, the giant lizard began to roll its massive body across the sand.

The weight of hundreds of kilograms repeatedly crushed Xin Zang's body.

Finally, as he tumbled and kicked up sand once more, Shinzo's groping right hand touched the half of the wooden spear that had been broken off by the giant lizard's scales.

I dared not hesitate any longer.

Xin Zang shoved the sharp stub into the monitor lizard's eyeball!

But that's not all. He Xinzang will fight desperately, and so will the giant lizard. They will nip it in the bud.

The extraordinary power within his body poured out without reservation. [Heart Fire] flowed along the wooden spear and into the giant lizard's fragile skull, exploding deep within its brain.

Beneath him, the giant lizard's roars gradually subsided. After twitching a few times, its massive body slammed heavily onto the yellow sand like a lump of mud, and remained motionless.