About two meters tall, the lizardman had a medium build—neither thin nor fat—but its body was covered in iron-gray scales that flowed with a steel-like sheen.
On its back were six white bone spines, a bit like a spider's long legs, their sharp tips flashing with a cold, sinister glint.
The crowd around them erupted into noise again, screams and cheers rising without end.
"Bone-Armored Lizard, kill that Earthling!"
"Hahahaha, no need to watch this one. Old Bones is definitely winning!"
"Not so sure. That Earthling can transform, and he even beat Muddragon!"
"Hmph, Bone-Armored Lizard is only stronger than Muddragon, not weaker!"
"I'm betting ten thousand gold coins on the Earthling!" The tiny alien was back again, slamming her money down.
"I'm betting two Taydenites, worth two hundred million gold coins, on Bone-Armored Lizard!" A black-robed figure spoke in a hoarse voice, mysterious and unreadable.
The tiny alien snorted and turned its head away, not wanting to look at the black-robed figure.
It looked small, only about the size of a human palm, her face full of stubborn determination.
As the signal sounded, the battle was about to explode.
Lucian pressed the Omnitrix, switched heroes, then activated it.
"Humungousaur!"
A powerful humanoid Tyrannosaurus appeared in the arena, instantly drawing a wave of excited cheers.
The spectators had expected Lucian to transform into the Methanosian again, but instead he turned into a dinosaur, looking fierce and savage.
Bone-Armored Lizard snorted coldly, its body covered in scales. With blood-red eyes, it strode toward Humungousaur.
"Big body, what's it good for? I'll still knock you down," Bone-Armored Lizard said arrogantly, staring at Humungousaur with contempt.
"Then try it." Humungousaur bared his teeth in a grin.
"Fine."
Bone-Armored Lizard kicked off the ground, shooting forward like an arrow released from a bow, reaching Humungousaur in the blink of an eye.
Then it clenched its blue-scaled fist and slammed it toward Humungousaur's chest with aggressive force.
Humungousaur caught it with one hand, grabbed Bone-Armored Lizard's fist, and whipped it down into the ground, smashing it hard.
With a loud bang, spiderweb cracks spread across the floor.
Bone-Armored Lizard's expression changed. It sprang up immediately and retreated at high speed.
It hadn't expected Humungousaur's strength to be so terrifying.
Bone-Armored Lizard had dealt with enemies even bigger than this before, but power like Humungousaur's was something it had never seen.
Even so, Bone-Armored Lizard didn't panic, because it hadn't been serious earlier. It had thought the other side was just a nobody, so it hadn't used its full strength.
"Next, I'll show you what I can really do!"
As soon as the words fell, Bone-Armored Lizard thrust out the bone spines on its back, drawing them together in front of its body. Then its figure flickered as it charged in at top speed.
The six pale bone spines whipped up and down like sharpened spears, tearing through the air as they spun around Bone-Armored Lizard's body, slashing viciously at Humungousaur.
That brutal offensive actually suppressed Humungousaur for a short time.
Humungousaur dodged left and right, then slapped out a palm, blocking two howling bone spines.
But the next moment, the other spines arrived one after another, all of them sweeping across Humungousaur's waist.
In an instant, a surging force struck, sending Humungousaur flying sideways to tumble across the ground.
Bone-Armored Lizard threw its head back and laughed, its eyes blazing blood-red.
"See? This is my true strength!"
Humungousaur shook his head and slowly stood back up.
This Bone-Armored Lizard wasn't weak. Those six white bone spines on its back could even suppress a normal Humungousaur for a moment.
But that was all.
Bone-Armored Lizard grew even more arrogant, laughing loudly.
"So this is the newcomer who beat Muddragon? Pathetic!"
"You stupid lizard, watch closely."
As he spoke, Humungousaur clenched both fists, his body swelling rapidly as hard bone plates grew from his back, making him massive and imposing.
In just a few seconds, he shot up from a height of a little over three meters to twenty meters tall!
Bone-Armored Lizard tilted its head up, eyes filled with shock as it was swallowed by that enormous shadow…
...
Elsewhere, Ben was fighting too.
His opponent was an alien known as Weapon Master.
It had a thin, lanky body, and its face was an axe, lined with sharp teeth.
Its hands were two red tentacles, and its body could secrete a liquid that transformed those tentacles into all kinds of weapons, hardening them on the spot.
Because of its biology, Weapon Master could only form melee weapons to unleash its full strength. Even if it turned into a gun, it couldn't fire bullets.
Ben transformed into Spidermonkey, constantly shooting out webbing as he circled Weapon Master, dragging the fight into a tight, drawn-out back-and-forth.
...
Elsewhere,
Kevin 11 was fighting Blood Fox.
It was a humanoid fox standing upright.
Its entire body was covered in blood-red fur, with sharp fangs and claws. Those narrow eyes were filled with danger.
It had a slender build and moved with agile speed, about 1.8 meters tall, relatively small among aliens.
Blood Fox could use charm abilities, and it could also absorb a target's blood to restore its own stamina.
Kevin 11's state was already unstable, teetering between madness and rage, so he was easily controlled by the seductive Blood Fox.
"So… so big… a rabbit…"
Kevin 11's eyes glowed red as he stood there in a daze, saliva dripping from the corner of his mouth.
"Mmm~ Not much to look at, but the energy is plentiful."
Blood Fox leaned close to Kevin's face and took a deep sniff, then leapt lightly onto his shoulder.
"Let me take a bite, just one…"
Blood Fox opened its small, sharp teeth and bit into Kevin's neck, greedily drawing his blood…
...
The enlarged Humungousaur stood in the arena, power radiating from his massive frame, like an unshakable mountain.
Bone-Armored Lizard panicked and backed away again and again, retreating all the way to the edge of the wall.
It hadn't expected the other side to become so huge. It was terrifying!
"What's wrong? Where'd all that swagger go?" Humungousaur said with a nasty grin, extending a palm so huge it seemed to blot out the sky as it slapped straight down toward Bone-Armored Lizard…