Chapter 18: The Marsh Tyrant Stirs
Location: Southern Swamp Wilds, one day after Force Reactor upgrade.
The skies had darkened not from storm clouds, but from something far more primal—a shift in the ecosystem itself. The beasts had gone quiet. The rivers thickened, as if the land itself recoiled in fear. Even the fog, ever-present in the Swamp Kingdom, seemed to halt its dance.
Ashen stood before a 30-meter wide chasm splitting the southern wetlands.
He could feel it now—an ancient presence awakening.
[System Alert – Regional Boss Detected!]
Name: [Marsh Tyrant – Zuboros, King of Fangroots]
Level: 120
Type: Elemental Beast – Mutation Class
Threat Rating: Catastrophic
Health: 3,240,000
Abilities:
– [Thorned Domain]: All plant-based terrain becomes hostile and animated.
– [Vine Lash – Elite]: 2,800–3,200 Physical + Bleed effect.
– [Titanic Bellow]: AoE Fear in 60 meters, interrupts casting.
– [Fangroot Grasp]: Stuns target and drains 2% Max HP per second for 8 seconds.
