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Chapter 111
Chapter 111: Mysterious Humanoid Monster, Casting Mental Magic?
Seeing Leinas's current state, Tang Zheng quickly took out a regeneration potion and poured it onto her cheek.
Hiss—
The writhing, rotten flesh sizzled upon contact with the potion, causing Leinas to grunt in pain again.
The spread of the rot on her face was temporarily halted by the potion's effect!
"Thank you."
Leinas's face was pale and colorless. She gripped her spear tightly, forcing herself to stand. She didn't want anyone to see her so weak and helpless.
"This is no time for pleasantries." Tang Zheng waved his hand and looked at the area, which appeared unremarkable on the surface.
Leinas exhaled and said, "We might have found the right place."
"A manticore isn't a particularly strong monster. I've killed them before, but nothing like this has ever happened."
Before this, Leinas had always believed the curse on her was caused by that strange monster, but now it was clear that wasn't the case.
The man before her had been right!
That strange cursed power came from this place.
"Your condition isn't good. The regeneration potion can only suppress the spread of the curse on your face at best."
Tang Zheng glanced at Leinas's weakened state. The spreading curse on her face was merely an outward symptom; the cursed power within her body was likely already spiraling out of control.
He wasn't in the same situation because his Player abilities allowed him to bypass the stage of practice and mastery, granting him direct control over this power.
He glanced at the corpses of the two manticores he had killed.
Besides the normal experience gain, the cursed power in his body had also increased slightly. Although faint, the increase in power was clearly perceptible.
There was only one possibility for this: the bodies of these manticores also contained the curse!
"It's just a little pain."
Leinas lifted her fair neck, forcing a smile onto her pale face. "This matter started because of me. How could I let an alchemist like you stay here alone?"
Suddenly!
Tang Zheng and Leinas simultaneously raised their heads, looking to their front left, about thirty meters away.
It was a sparse patch of low, uneven bushes, easily seen through at a glance. No creatures were present.
However!
Both Tang Zheng's and Leinas's gazes fell upon a piece of deadwood within the bushes. It was about half a person's height and looked as if it had been dead for many years.
Tang Zheng wasn't sure if this piece of deadwood had been there a moment ago, but right now, he could sense that it also possessed the power of the curse.
"There's something wrong with that deadwood!"
Leinas spoke first, quickly drawing a dagger from the magic belt at her waist and throwing it forcefully at the deadwood.
Swoosh!
The force of the throw sent the dagger whistling through the air.
Just as the dagger was about to pierce the deadwood.
Crash!
The surface of the deadwood trembled, and it leaped up from its spot, dodging the thrown dagger.
Immediately after, the deadwood's shape began to twist and change. A creature with grayish-brown, bark-like skin, its body covered in black patterns of various sizes, and with gray-brown hair obscuring its entire face, appeared in their vision.
This was a humanoid monster. The large nose peeking out from its hair confirmed this, but the nose was covered with fine black scales, which was rather unsettling.
The creature exuded an aura of corruption and strangeness.
This humanoid monster wasn't large; it was actually quite small, standing only about 60cm tall, not even reaching a normal human's waist.
"That's it!"
The moment Leinas saw this humanoid monster, an angry expression appeared on her pale face, but then she added with some uncertainty, "It's a little different, but it's very similar!"
Hearing this, Tang Zheng looked seriously at the humanoid monster and searched his memory. There was absolutely no information about it in either the anime or the light novels.
"Die..."
"Die... all... die..."
The humanoid monster's body swayed slightly as it mumbled in a unique, indescribable tone, "Expel..."
"It can talk?" Tang Zheng's gaze paused.
The humanoid monster suddenly let out a piercing shriek: "Hafu!"
Omm—
A fluctuation of magical power emerged from the humanoid monster.
"Human Racial Charm!"
An invisible mental wave surged forward instantly.
"Undying Spirit!"
While chanting, Tang Zheng waved his arm to command the two Flame Archangels to charge toward the humanoid monster.
Meanwhile, Leinas froze on the spot, her eyes filled with confusion. She had clearly been affected by the Human Racial Charm.
"Blood Boil!"
A faint red light emanated from the humanoid monster.
At the same time.
Tang Zheng immediately felt the blood in his body begin to flow faster. He felt a sense of exhilaration, as if he had inexhaustible strength.
This was not a mental-type spell, but rather some kind of buff that controlled the flow of blood. Naturally, Undying Spirit couldn't resist it.
However!
Tang Zheng didn't believe for a second that this humanoid monster would cast a buff on an enemy. He immediately retreated, rushing toward the controlled Leinas.
A monster that could speak and use magic... was this really a monster, and not some special type of demi-human?
Almost at the same instant this thought flashed through Tang Zheng's mind.
"Rapid Bleeding!" the humanoid monster's spell activated again.
Tang Zheng's face instantly flushed red, but because he was prepared, only a trickle of blood escaped the corner of his mouth.
"Pfft!"
But Leinas, still charmed, had no will to resist. Under the spell's influence, she spat out a mouthful of blood.
The rotting flesh on her cheek, already a wound, immediately gushed a large amount of blood, dyeing Leinas's entire body crimson.
However, upon taking damage, Leinas also snapped out of the charmed state. The moment she came to her senses, her body bent uncontrollably as she coughed up large mouthfuls of blood.
Swoosh!
Tang Zheng had already reached Leinas's side. He grabbed her arm and pulled her back again, simultaneously taking out a regeneration potion and pouring it into her mouth.
"Cough, thank you."
With her mouth full of blood and the blue potion, Leinas gave a light cough and offered a weak thanks, a hint of dejection in her expression.
She realized that since arriving here, she, who had thought she could protect Tang Zheng—a magic caster unskilled in close combat—had not only failed to help but had instead become a burden.
After pulling Leinas back to a safe distance, Tang Zheng immediately looked toward the humanoid monster.
The Flame Archangels had already reached it and were attacking with their flame swords. However, the humanoid monster, with extreme dexterity, had dodged their pincer attack completely.
These were not movements that a spellcaster should be able to display.
*Are you sure the one you dealt with back then was this kind of humanoid monster?*
Tang Zheng really wanted to ask the weakened Leinas.
Taking advantage of this brief gap, Tang Zheng called up his status panel to check the information.
[Discovered Second-Tier Magic: 'Blood Boil'. Requires Mental Caster Level (8-14). Current conditions not met...]
[Discovered Second-Tier Magic: 'Rapid Bleeding'. Requires Mental Caster Level (8-14). Current conditions not met...]
['Genius' class ability activated. Conversion successful. Learning conditions met. Consume 1 Skill Point to learn?]
...
A mental magic caster?
Tang Zheng looked at the information displayed on the panel, then glanced in surprise at the humanoid monster, which was moving with incredible agility, constantly shifting and dodging under the siege of the two Flame Archangels.
As far as he knew, the only one known to possess a mental-type caster class was Fluder of the Baharuth Empire. He never expected the humanoid monster before him to possess such a class as well.
This creature wasn't a monster at all!
It was some kind of unknown demi-human. It was just that its current state was clearly unnatural.
Omm—
The information on the panel changed again.
[Discovered Class Skill: 'Wild Transformation'. Requires Class: 'Forest Priest'. Current conditions met.]
[Learning conditions met. Consume 1 Skill Point to learn?]
Roar!
A beastly roar erupted from the petite humanoid monster's mouth.
In an instant!
The humanoid monster's body expanded at an extraordinary speed. In just two or three breaths, the creature, which was only about sixty centimeters tall, had transformed into a giant lizard nearly ten meters long, its body covered in tough, emerald-green scales, with eight legs!
Boom! Boom!
The giant emerald lizard lifted its scale-covered legs and smashed them down on the two Flame Archangels before they could react.
A single blow!
The two Flame Archangels dissipated into motes of light.
"Run!"
"It's a cockatrice!"
Leinas let out a great shout, forcing her weakened body up, raising her spear to shield Tang Zheng.
This was a monster with a difficulty level over 83, a monster that would require an adamantite-ranked adventurer team to subjugate.
"Ssshuu!!"
After finishing off the two Flame Archangels, the cockatrice's eight legs moved rapidly, charging forward at a speed that defied its massive size.
Too fast!
A trace of despair appeared in Leinas's eyes.
Faced with the foul stench that washed over her as the beast drew near, Leinas instinctively shut her eyes.
At that very moment, a brilliant white light flared in the sky, materializing into a giant angel nearly three meters tall.
A silver, long-handled hammer appeared in the giant angel's right hand, which it then swung down with tremendous force!
Holy Strike.
BOOM!
The cockatrice's head was smashed deep into the ground with a tremendous impact, sending dust and debris flying.
Leinas stared blankly at the scene, feeling the warmth of the light. She looked at Tang Zheng, who had walked in front of her, and subconsciously asked, "Who... who are you?"
"Haven't I already told you?"
"Copper-ranked Adventurer, Free Will Tang."
Tang Zheng's gentle and calm voice came from in front of her.
Thanks to big boss "wyh123321q" for the 10,000 Book Coin donation!
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(end of chapter)
Seeing Leinas's current state, Tang Zheng quickly took out a regeneration potion and poured it onto her cheek.
Hiss—
The writhing, rotten flesh sizzled upon contact with the potion, causing Leinas to grunt in pain again.
The spread of the rot on her face was temporarily halted by the potion's effect!
"Thank you."
Leinas's face was pale and colorless. She gripped her spear tightly, forcing herself to stand. She didn't want anyone to see her so weak and helpless.
"This is no time for pleasantries." Tang Zheng waved his hand and looked at the area, which appeared unremarkable on the surface.
Leinas exhaled and said, "We might have found the right place."
"A manticore isn't a particularly strong monster. I've killed them before, but nothing like this has ever happened."
Before this, Leinas had always believed the curse on her was caused by that strange monster, but now it was clear that wasn't the case.
The man before her had been right!
That strange cursed power came from this place.
"Your condition isn't good. The regeneration potion can only suppress the spread of the curse on your face at best."
Tang Zheng glanced at Leinas's weakened state. The spreading curse on her face was merely an outward symptom; the cursed power within her body was likely already spiraling out of control.
He wasn't in the same situation because his Player abilities allowed him to bypass the stage of practice and mastery, granting him direct control over this power.
He glanced at the corpses of the two manticores he had killed.
Besides the normal experience gain, the cursed power in his body had also increased slightly. Although faint, the increase in power was clearly perceptible.
There was only one possibility for this: the bodies of these manticores also contained the curse!
"It's just a little pain."
Leinas lifted her fair neck, forcing a smile onto her pale face. "This matter started because of me. How could I let an alchemist like you stay here alone?"
Suddenly!
Tang Zheng and Leinas simultaneously raised their heads, looking to their front left, about thirty meters away.
It was a sparse patch of low, uneven bushes, easily seen through at a glance. No creatures were present.
However!
Both Tang Zheng's and Leinas's gazes fell upon a piece of deadwood within the bushes. It was about half a person's height and looked as if it had been dead for many years.
Tang Zheng wasn't sure if this piece of deadwood had been there a moment ago, but right now, he could sense that it also possessed the power of the curse.
"There's something wrong with that deadwood!"
Leinas spoke first, quickly drawing a dagger from the magic belt at her waist and throwing it forcefully at the deadwood.
Swoosh!
The force of the throw sent the dagger whistling through the air.
Just as the dagger was about to pierce the deadwood.
Crash!
The surface of the deadwood trembled, and it leaped up from its spot, dodging the thrown dagger.
Immediately after, the deadwood's shape began to twist and change. A creature with grayish-brown, bark-like skin, its body covered in black patterns of various sizes, and with gray-brown hair obscuring its entire face, appeared in their vision.
This was a humanoid monster. The large nose peeking out from its hair confirmed this, but the nose was covered with fine black scales, which was rather unsettling.
The creature exuded an aura of corruption and strangeness.
This humanoid monster wasn't large; it was actually quite small, standing only about 60cm tall, not even reaching a normal human's waist.
"That's it!"
The moment Leinas saw this humanoid monster, an angry expression appeared on her pale face, but then she added with some uncertainty, "It's a little different, but it's very similar!"
Hearing this, Tang Zheng looked seriously at the humanoid monster and searched his memory. There was absolutely no information about it in either the anime or the light novels.
"Die..."
"Die... all... die..."
The humanoid monster's body swayed slightly as it mumbled in a unique, indescribable tone, "Expel..."
"It can talk?" Tang Zheng's gaze paused.
The humanoid monster suddenly let out a piercing shriek: "Hafu!"
Omm—
A fluctuation of magical power emerged from the humanoid monster.
"Human Racial Charm!"
An invisible mental wave surged forward instantly.
"Undying Spirit!"
While chanting, Tang Zheng waved his arm to command the two Flame Archangels to charge toward the humanoid monster.
Meanwhile, Leinas froze on the spot, her eyes filled with confusion. She had clearly been affected by the Human Racial Charm.
"Blood Boil!"
A faint red light emanated from the humanoid monster.
At the same time.
Tang Zheng immediately felt the blood in his body begin to flow faster. He felt a sense of exhilaration, as if he had inexhaustible strength.
This was not a mental-type spell, but rather some kind of buff that controlled the flow of blood. Naturally, Undying Spirit couldn't resist it.
However!
Tang Zheng didn't believe for a second that this humanoid monster would cast a buff on an enemy. He immediately retreated, rushing toward the controlled Leinas.
A monster that could speak and use magic... was this really a monster, and not some special type of demi-human?
Almost at the same instant this thought flashed through Tang Zheng's mind.
"Rapid Bleeding!" the humanoid monster's spell activated again.
Tang Zheng's face instantly flushed red, but because he was prepared, only a trickle of blood escaped the corner of his mouth.
"Pfft!"
But Leinas, still charmed, had no will to resist. Under the spell's influence, she spat out a mouthful of blood.
The rotting flesh on her cheek, already a wound, immediately gushed a large amount of blood, dyeing Leinas's entire body crimson.
However, upon taking damage, Leinas also snapped out of the charmed state. The moment she came to her senses, her body bent uncontrollably as she coughed up large mouthfuls of blood.
Swoosh!
Tang Zheng had already reached Leinas's side. He grabbed her arm and pulled her back again, simultaneously taking out a regeneration potion and pouring it into her mouth.
"Cough, thank you."
With her mouth full of blood and the blue potion, Leinas gave a light cough and offered a weak thanks, a hint of dejection in her expression.
She realized that since arriving here, she, who had thought she could protect Tang Zheng—a magic caster unskilled in close combat—had not only failed to help but had instead become a burden.
After pulling Leinas back to a safe distance, Tang Zheng immediately looked toward the humanoid monster.
The Flame Archangels had already reached it and were attacking with their flame swords. However, the humanoid monster, with extreme dexterity, had dodged their pincer attack completely.
These were not movements that a spellcaster should be able to display.
*Are you sure the one you dealt with back then was this kind of humanoid monster?*
Tang Zheng really wanted to ask the weakened Leinas.
Taking advantage of this brief gap, Tang Zheng called up his status panel to check the information.
[Discovered Second-Tier Magic: 'Blood Boil'. Requires Mental Caster Level (8-14). Current conditions not met...]
[Discovered Second-Tier Magic: 'Rapid Bleeding'. Requires Mental Caster Level (8-14). Current conditions not met...]
['Genius' class ability activated. Conversion successful. Learning conditions met. Consume 1 Skill Point to learn?]
...
A mental magic caster?
Tang Zheng looked at the information displayed on the panel, then glanced in surprise at the humanoid monster, which was moving with incredible agility, constantly shifting and dodging under the siege of the two Flame Archangels.
As far as he knew, the only one known to possess a mental-type caster class was Fluder of the Baharuth Empire. He never expected the humanoid monster before him to possess such a class as well.
This creature wasn't a monster at all!
It was some kind of unknown demi-human. It was just that its current state was clearly unnatural.
Omm—
The information on the panel changed again.
[Discovered Class Skill: 'Wild Transformation'. Requires Class: 'Forest Priest'. Current conditions met.]
[Learning conditions met. Consume 1 Skill Point to learn?]
Roar!
A beastly roar erupted from the petite humanoid monster's mouth.
In an instant!
The humanoid monster's body expanded at an extraordinary speed. In just two or three breaths, the creature, which was only about sixty centimeters tall, had transformed into a giant lizard nearly ten meters long, its body covered in tough, emerald-green scales, with eight legs!
Boom! Boom!
The giant emerald lizard lifted its scale-covered legs and smashed them down on the two Flame Archangels before they could react.
A single blow!
The two Flame Archangels dissipated into motes of light.
"Run!"
"It's a cockatrice!"
Leinas let out a great shout, forcing her weakened body up, raising her spear to shield Tang Zheng.
This was a monster with a difficulty level over 83, a monster that would require an adamantite-ranked adventurer team to subjugate.
"Ssshuu!!"
After finishing off the two Flame Archangels, the cockatrice's eight legs moved rapidly, charging forward at a speed that defied its massive size.
Too fast!
A trace of despair appeared in Leinas's eyes.
Faced with the foul stench that washed over her as the beast drew near, Leinas instinctively shut her eyes.
At that very moment, a brilliant white light flared in the sky, materializing into a giant angel nearly three meters tall.
A silver, long-handled hammer appeared in the giant angel's right hand, which it then swung down with tremendous force!
Holy Strike.
BOOM!
The cockatrice's head was smashed deep into the ground with a tremendous impact, sending dust and debris flying.
Leinas stared blankly at the scene, feeling the warmth of the light. She looked at Tang Zheng, who had walked in front of her, and subconsciously asked, "Who... who are you?"
"Haven't I already told you?"
"Copper-ranked Adventurer, Free Will Tang."
Tang Zheng's gentle and calm voice came from in front of her.
Thanks to big boss "wyh123321q" for the 10,000 Book Coin donation!
Thanks to book friend "Zai Wo Yisheng Zhong Ai Ni Geng Duo" for the 100 Book Coin donation!
Thanks to book friend "Ke Nan Qiu Yin" for the 100 Book Coin donation!
Thanks to book friend "Wujin Xinghai Zhong De Shenmi Zhuzai" for the 100 Book Coin donation!
(end of chapter)
