Stuck in a Chinese novel

"You can try," Wei Jun said as he looked into the golden eyes of the lizard. The eyes of the lizard were like that of a gecko and they pulled Wei Jun in them with how mesmerizing they were. Of course, he wasn't pulled in. They were just beautiful, nothing else.

"Hahaha!" The lizard laughed before it said, "I shall try with all my might, human. But first, I would like this interaction to go for a little longer. It has truly been a long time since I have interacted with any of the other species. Especially humans."

'No contractions. This guy must be from old times.' Wei Jun thought. The speaking manner of the lizard was uptight like those of medieval times.

"What are you?" Wei Jun asked.

"I am a lizardfolk. Can you not even tell that?" The lizard asked.

"I don't see many of you around," Wei Jun replied.

"Why not? What happened to my race?" The lizard asked with confusion spread across its face which Wei Jun found extremely hideous, nothing like the lizard's beautiful eyes that were golden and mesmerizing.

"Weren't they imprisoned?" Wei Jun asked.

"I was imprisoned. Why would the rest of them would be?" The lizard strangely asked.

'Oi. What is he talking about?' Wei Jun asked the only person to speak up who could clarify this situation.

[Not all of the monsters were imprisoned]

[Only those who were at war with the human race]

[But over time the humans killed all of them so that's why]

Wei Jun didn't know what to feel about the nonchalance of the system's answer. Since he didn't know much about history or the events of the past, he simply chose to ignore that question and asked, "Why is it that only you can talk?"

"What are you saying, human? Of course, they are capable of speech." The lizard replied.

[Did you try conversing with them, host?]

Once again, Wei Jun was left speechless. It was true that he hadn't tried like he was talking to this lizard. With them, he had jumped straight to battle because they had done the same. Even with this one. Wei Jun had no intention of sparking a conversation. He didn't even know this one could talk in a human tongue. He simply spoke to wake him up from its sleeping state which he didn't know at the time.

He had no idea the lizard would start speaking. Wei Jun remained silent and asked, "What now? What will you do?"

"What do you mean by what now? The prison is open, is it not? It must mean my sentence has come to an end. I shall leave this place and reunite with my race." The lizard said as if it was the most obvious thing.

'But your race is dead.' Wei Jun internally said, not wanting to anger the lizard. Since eating lizardfolk could make the lizard angry, pretty sure talking about how its race had been wiped clean wouldn't be a good idea either.

"…" Wei Jun remained silent and looked at the lizard, waiting for it to speak when the lizard laughed and asked, "You mean what I will do to you?"

The rule of the dungeon was to escape from the dungeon after killing the boss. The dungeon could only be exited once the boss allowed it or the dungeon boss was dead. On the other hand, monsters could come out after a certain time had passed and the dungeon wasn't cleared.

Wei Jun knew this guy wouldn't be a menace outside the dungeon since there were grandmaster-level soldiers on the outside such as General Ming.

He wanted to deal with this guy inside the dungeon but something was strange. Wei Jun felt like, since before, he was talking in an empty room where sound couldn't travel. The intent of the battle was clear.

"There is only one method to leave this prison once it opens. The gate can open anywhere between two days and a week. However, if there are any invaders in the meantime, we must eliminate them otherwise, leaving would be impossible." The lizard kindly explained.

'You didn't tell me that,' Wei Jun said.

[You needed to know that?]

'…Probably not.'

[Thought so]

"So we will fight now?" Wei Jun asked.

"What else would warriors like us are supposed to do?" The lizard asked as if Wei Jun had asked a dumb question. With that out of the way, Wei Jun simply had one question left, "What is this?"

"You mean the formation? How primitive are you that you do not even know what a concealment formation is?" The lizard asked, once again with a strange expression on his face as if he was seeing someone unbelievable for the first time.

"What does it do?" Wei Jun asked.

"Stops you from calling for help. Your mana or Qi will not leave this area. Nor will your sound. In other words, no one will be disturbing us." The lizard explained.

However, contrary to what it expected, Wei Jun didn't have a panicked expression on his face. He smiled and said, "Well, isn't that convenient?"

"Of course, it should be. You are a strong one. I would rather not want the weak ones to interfere in our fight." The lizard said as it reached behind its back and pulled a spear out of thin air. While Wei Jun was surprised by some sort of inventory spell, he was also intrigued by another thing, "You can sense them?"

"I am, in one way, the overlord of this dimension," was the lizard's simple reply before it asked, "Are you ready, warrior? I will concede the first exchange to you."

'Big talks for a lizard.' Wei Jun thought internally.

However, denying that opportunity was an entirely different story. He didn't care in the least about a warrior's honor or code or whatever.

[Death Qi has been activated]

[All skills activated by Death Qi will have double effectiveness]

[Qi armament]

[Qi empowerment]

[All stats +80]

[Qi discharge]

[Death Qi -40]

In that one strike, Wei Jun didn't hold anything back. He pulled his fist back, accumulated as much Death Qi as he could on it, and brought it forward without hesitation. The lizard, on the other side, now realized that the warrior it was facing wasn't just some simple warrior but a warrior of—

"Kugh!!!" With a loud grunt and an impact that cleared the water around them, throwing the water away from their spot, the lizard was thrown into the forest even though the difference between them and the forest was very wide. Breaking through a lot of trees, the lizard finally came to a stop.

Bleeding from its mouth and a visible dent in its chest, the lizard stood up to look at Wei Jun who stood up in his place, a pained expression on his face.

[I didn't expect it to have the unique royal power of the lizard men]

[Damage return by 50%]

[Don't be worried]

[It can't always do that]

No wonder Wei Jun's arm was gone. Still, it wasn't as bad as it seemed. It only impeded his ability to follow up with an attack which would have been better but even if that attempt was no longer an option, he had figured out a crucial detail.

His arm regenerated at a visible pace but that was enough time for the lizard to stand up and walk in the clearing once again, although very, very slowly.

"So you were a disciple of the dark side? Why would you be here fighting us?" The lizard asked. From its demeanor, it didn't look like it was going to stop fighting but was simply curious.

Wei Jun was curious as well, 'Disciple of the dark side?'

[I will explain later]

Wei Jun nodded internally and looked at the lizard, with a smirk on his face, he said, "You look like you're hurt. Want to stop this fight?"

"Haha!" The lizard let out a loud laugh along with blood and pressed into the ground. Once it was ready, it jumped at Wei Jun with a speed that was even startling for him. Still, it wasn't as fast that Wei Jun couldn't get out of the way. As he moved to the right, expecting the lizard to pass him with the great momentum it had put into his movements, he was shocked to see how the lizard came to a complete stop next to him and stabbed him with the spear.

Wei Jun's barrier managed to stop the spear but the impact still passed through him.

[HP -10]

Wei Jun couldn't help but wonder what the extent of damage would be if it was not stopped by the Death Qi barrier.

Wei Jun didn't stop to ponder for long and equipped Death Qi on his hand, aiming for the lizard's kneecap but the lizard pulled back at the crucial moment and hit Wei Jun on the head with its fist, the one that wasn't carrying the spear.

It was a strike at point-blank range so of course when it was successful, Wei Jun fell into the war, embedded deeply into the ground.

The lizard raised its spear and was about to bring it down when Wei Jun let out a wave of Qi through Qi discharge and succeeded in halting the blow.