Chapter 78

Augustus stood at the back, somewhat dumbfounded. Seeing He Boqiang in danger, he didn't care that the Pagliu spear in his hand was stuck in the back of the crested lizard and couldn't be pulled out. He leaped onto the giant lizard's back, tightly gripping the spear, trying to entangle the lizard.

It was this leap that allowed He Boqiang to narrowly avoid the giant lizard's bite.

Suldak arrived with his longsword, and the shield in his hand struck the giant lizard's head forcefully, lifting its head high.

The knight's longsword in his hand pierced into the white belly of the giant lizard. If it were used for slashing, it wouldn't cause any significant damage to the giant lizard, but stabbing was different. The longsword directly pierced through the petrified skin of the giant lizard, penetrating its chest and passing through its heart.

Suldak didn't dare to leave the longsword in the giant lizard's body. As he dodged a claw strike from the giant lizard, he turned gracefully and pulled the longsword out of the giant lizard's body.

A jet of fresh red blood spurted from the giant lizard's body. The crested lizard turned to try to hide in the rock crevices, but unfortunately, its body was too large to fit into ordinary crevices. Moreover, its body had two large holes, and although the hole on its back wasn't too serious, the blood flowing from it had already dyed its back red.

The wound on its neck was even more severe, causing the crested lizard's movements to become increasingly sluggish. The color of its petrified skin gradually faded, and the rock-like effect eventually turned into ordinary lizard skin.

Suldak, holding his longsword, strode forward and plunged it into the giant lizard's head, pinning the crested lizard to the ground.

At this moment, He Boqiang rolled off the rock and stood up, reaching out to pull Augustus up from the ground. The ranger had fallen from the giant lizard's back onto the boulder, and was dazed.

After He Boqiang pulled Augustus up, Suldak pulled the Pagliu spear out of the giant lizard's back and coldly threw it to Augustus.

Red Socks and Big Beard also rushed over from both sides of the boulder. They hadn't expected the battle to end in just two minutes. Red Socks saw that the handle of his axe was shattered into wood chips, while the axe head was in the giant lizard's mouth, looking like a piece of scrap metal. He had a pitiful look on his face, unable to express his frustration.

The axe handle didn't need to be taken back to the camp, but the broken axe head had to be carried back to the military camp to be accounted for at the logistics department, where he would inevitably be scolded.

Suldak didn't wait for the crested lizard to die completely. He pulled out a gold-handled skinning knife from his waist.

This new skinning knife cost Suldak one gold and fifty silver. It was said to contain lapis lazuli, making it resistant to wear and tear. While this was true, it was still just a durable skinning knife. Every skinner was skilled at sharpening knives, and without a sharp skinning knife, it was impossible to get a good hide.

However, He Boqiang pulled Suldak aside, signaling him to wait.

"What's wrong, Dake?" Suldak asked.

"Captain, why don't we drag this crested lizard into the forest? Dake might be saying it's not safe here..."

"It's too big to carry. Let's skin it here!"

He Boqiang didn't explain further. He pulled out a logging axe from Big Beard's waist, walked to the front of the lizard's head, and swung the axe, chopping the crested lizard's bloody head off with several strikes.

"Who would have thought! Dake is so violent."

"Captain, what's wrong with Dake?"

"Shut up..."

At this moment, He Boqiang pulled a magic core out of the giant lizard's head and casually tossed it to Big Beard. He then carried the bloody lizard head to a flat patch of grass.

He took out four small clay bowls from his pocket, placing them in four directions. He added some gray powder to the bowls and placed the giant lizard's head in the center. He stood in front of the head and turned to wave Suldak over.

Suldak walked over without hesitation but stopped outside the four clay bowls.

He Boqiang stood in the center of the magic circle, hands clasped and eyes closed in a prayer-like pose. Without any other movements, a two-meter-tall shadow of a demon god silently appeared in front of him, with the smiling side facing He Boqiang.

He Boqiang didn't hesitate and directly offered the crested lizard's head as a sacrifice to the two-faced demon god. The demon god's angelic side eyes glowed slightly.

He Boqiang whispered in his mind:

"True Sight"

He then turned and pointed at Suldak, and a beam of light descended, instantly enveloping Suldak. To the others, this was just a visual effect.

For He Boqiang, the magic effect was more direct. He saw countless dust-like energies in the beam of light entering Suldak's body. At the same time, golden magic runes appeared around Suldak's eyes, forming a complex magic circle that instantly disappeared into his eyes.

The others didn't seem to notice Suldak's miraculous change.

Suldak, however, was wide-eyed, looking at his hands in disbelief, then at the others with amazement.

At this moment, He Boqiang really wanted to ask Suldak what strange things he saw under the effect of "True Sight."

After activating "True Sight," one could see the laws of the plane, allowing a short-term grasp of the world's rules. The great wizard Enoyatira was accustomed to dissecting magical beasts while "True Sight" was active, as this could maximize the preservation of the most precious natural magic patterns in the body.

This was especially important for magical beast leather, as many types of leather had good magic conductivity and were the best materials for creating magic pattern constructs. The integrity of the leather indirectly affected the success rate of the inscribers in creating magic pattern constructs. The more intact the leather, the higher the success rate.

Therefore, He Boqiang gave Suldak the "True Sight" effect to help him skin the lizard.

However, the process of granting "True Sight" required a small ritual.

Suldak was clearly still adapting to his strange transformation. Without asking He Boqiang what to do, he walked to the crested lizard's body, and with a light swing of his knife, the lizard's skin came off like a piece of clothing. The smooth and skilled movements were a visual pleasure to the others.

Smooth

Comfortable

He Boqiang skinned the giant lizard in one go, the only regret being that he didn't bring the head's skin.