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Chapter 112
Chapter 112: Sending Leinas Off, I Can Finally Let Loose
"Hiss!"
The cockatrice, its head smashed into the ground by the hammer, let out a piercing shriek. Its lower body twisted violently, its long, coarse green tail whipping through the air.
*Swoosh!*
With a sharp sonic boom, the tail lashed viciously toward the newly summoned giant angel.
In the face of this attack, the giant angel raised its left arm across its chest. On the outside of this arm was a pale gold shield, its surface emblazoned with the mark of the sun.
*Bang!*
The tail struck the shield with tremendous force, creating a deafening crash, but the angel's body didn't even budge.
The silver long-handled hammer swung again.
*Boom!*
The giant angel slammed it down once more, forcing the cockatrice's head, which it had just struggled to lift, back into the ground.
Two consecutive heavy blows.
A sliver of clarity returned to the green pupils of the previously frenzied cockatrice.
"Hiss, hiss," the cockatrice shrieked, writhing its body. Its eight legs rapidly pulled back, yanking its head free from the ground as it retreated.
The fin-like, spiky protrusions on the cockatrice's head had been shattered by the giant angel's two strikes, and blood was now gushing from the wounds.
Lifting his gaze, Tang Zheng looked at this giant angel.
Its appearance was similar to a Flame Archangel, but compared to the unremarkable Flame Archangel, which had nothing but a flame sword, this new angel was far more distinct.
This giant angel held a massive hammer and a shield. Glowing yellow strips of cloth hung from its shoulders and waist.
Most strikingly, the giant angel now had two pairs of wings on its back. However, the top pair was so small that it would be more accurate to call them ornaments rather than wings.
Monitoring Dominion Angel (Level 22)!
After mastering the [Cursed Knight] class and reaching level 22, he had finally met the conditions for "Fourth-Tier Angel Summoning."
Facing the newly summoned fourth-tier angel, Tang Zheng's expression was not pleased. If it wasn't necessary, he would rather not use his own magic power directly.
"Two strikes failed to cause any effective damage. Compared to its defense, its attack is certainly lacking."
Seeing the cockatrice's still-agitated state, Tang Zheng knew the giant angel's two hammer blows hadn't dealt it any significant harm.
However!
The fact that it could be blocked by the lowest-grade Monitoring Dominion Angel showed that this cockatrice, transformed from a humanoid monster, was not at the difficulty level of 83 that Leinas had mentioned.
Based on actual level calculations, a difficulty of 83 should be between level 27 and 28.
A level like that was already approaching the Heroic Realm.
At this moment, Leinas snapped out of her daze. She looked at the back of Tang Zheng, who stood clad in a white priest's robe alongside the Monitoring Dominion Angel.
"The strength of an Adamantite-rank adventurer... To think I once considered making a move against him." A bitter smile appeared on Leinas's pale, weak face.
"Hiss!"
The cockatrice, having retreated some distance, suddenly projected an earthen-brown light from its green pupils.
"Come back!" Tang Zheng commanded with a thought.
The Monitoring Dominion Angel immediately descended from the sky, positioning itself in front of Tang Zheng and Leinas.
*Shhh!*
The magical light of the Petrification Ray shot from the cockatrice's eyes, striking the Monitoring Dominion Angel.
But the Monitoring Dominion Angel showed no signs of petrification whatsoever.
"Angels are not creatures of flesh and blood. The Petrification Ray is useless," Tang Zheng said with a cold laugh as he stepped out from behind the angel.
"Hiss!"
The cockatrice was visibly stunned for a moment. Then, without the slightest hesitation, it turned and fled, its figure rushing toward the distant forest.
Seeing this, Tang Zheng's expression changed.
He absolutely could not let this humanoid monster escape!
It was highly likely a member of some mysterious demi-human race living here and might know why the monsters in this area possessed curse power.
Thinking of this, Tang Zheng turned his head to look at Leinas, who was in extremely poor condition and drenched in her own blood.
Given her strength as an Orichalcum-rank adventurer, she shouldn't have been in such a sorry state. But the curse power permeating this place had clearly taken a heavy toll on her.
A third-tier magic scroll appeared in Tang Zheng's hand from within his sleeve, and he crushed it.
A Flame Archangel materialized.
"In your current condition, it's not suitable for you to go any deeper. Let the Flame Archangel take you out of this swamp first."
Tang Zheng spoke quickly, ordering the Flame Archangel to pick up the weakened Leinas.
"I'm sorry."
Leinas's lips moved. Her golden hair, stained with blood, covered most of her face as she spoke in a low voice.
"I'm not doing this just for you."
"I'm very interested in the situation here, too."
Tang Zheng gave a gentle smile. Then, with a leap, he used the grooves in the joints of the Monitoring Dominion Angel's armor to land on its shoulder.
*Whoosh!*
The Monitoring Dominion Angel's wings beat once, carrying Tang Zheng in pursuit of the fleeing cockatrice.
The Flame Archangel, carrying Leinas, headed back toward the swamp.
Meanwhile, Tang Zheng and the Monitoring Dominion Angel flew rapidly over the low bushes and reached the edge of the deep forest. The tall, dense foliage was quite unfriendly to the massive Monitoring Dominion Angel.
"I can finally act on my own."
Looking at the forest before him, Tang Zheng felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity. Now that no one else was around, he no longer needed to hide some of his abilities.
He flipped his palm, and a bone-like magical item appeared. It was the very same magical item with the "Forest Crossing" ability he had obtained from Big Goblin Mokuguo.
"Tracking!"
Tang Zheng's gaze swept forward, activating his Ranger skill.
Ahead in the dense forest, the trail of a large creature that had passed through quickly became visible to him.
"Follow it," Tang Zheng said, holding the bone item and directing the angel forward.
Under the effect of this magical item, the dense foliage of the forest parted wherever the Monitoring Dominion Angel's enormous body passed, revealing a wide passage through the woods.
Monsters like the cockatrice prefer to live in dark, narrow caverns and are naturally adept at moving quickly through confined spaces.
A terrain like this forest wouldn't hinder the massive cockatrice much.
Under these circumstances, in less than ten minutes, Tang Zheng and his Monitoring Dominion Angel had already caught up to the cockatrice that had first entered the forest and disappeared.
At the same time, the cockatrice also noticed Tang Zheng following it. Its green, beast-like eyes filled with an expression of rage.
"Hiss, hu... human..."
"Le... leave!"
The cockatrice turned its body and roared, forcing out broken, stiff words.
"I can leave, but before I do, I need to get some things straight."
Tang Zheng stood on the Monitoring Dominion Angel's shoulder, looking at the cockatrice crouching in the forest before him. He continued:
"About the curse..."
The moment he said the word "curse," the sliver of clarity in its green, beastly pupils was replaced by fury, and a bestial roar echoed.
*Rumble!*
The foliage and trees in the forest trembled as the cockatrice charged forward.
"Holy Strike!"
A white light flashed across the silver long-handled hammer in the Monitoring Dominion Angel's hand. It raised its arm and smashed it down heavily.
Unlike the angels summoned by the first three tiers of Angel Summoning, starting from the fourth tier, summoned angels began to possess certain skills or magic.
This information was automatically perceived by Tang Zheng the moment he summoned the Monitoring Dominion Angel.
The Monitoring Dominion Angel had a total of three abilities: "Holy Strike," "Divine Protection," and "Area-of-Effect: Lesser Defense Enhancement," which could increase the defense of all allies within its field of vision.
However, the third skill required the Monitoring Dominion Angel to be stationary to activate. Once it started moving, the "Area-of-Effect: Lesser Defense Enhancement" ability would deactivate on its own.
*Boom!*
The silver long-handled hammer once again struck the cockatrice's head, causing it to stagger.
But this time, the cockatrice clearly had experience. Although its head was knocked aside, two of its eight legs, its front limbs, immediately latched onto the Monitoring Dominion Angel's arm, preventing it from attacking again.
Immediately after, its massive body, nearly ten meters long, pressed forward.
The cockatrice's green eyes swiveled, locking onto Tang Zheng. It opened its fetid maw and bit down.
"Sorry, you picked the wrong opponent."
Seeing the cockatrice's move, Tang Zheng's gaze turned cold. "Dark Wave!"
The Cursed Knight's skill activated. Black energy radiated outwards with Tang Zheng at its center.
The cockatrice's body instantly froze in place.
I originally wanted to update with three chapters, but something came up and delayed me...
(end of chapter)
"Hiss!"
The cockatrice, its head smashed into the ground by the hammer, let out a piercing shriek. Its lower body twisted violently, its long, coarse green tail whipping through the air.
*Swoosh!*
With a sharp sonic boom, the tail lashed viciously toward the newly summoned giant angel.
In the face of this attack, the giant angel raised its left arm across its chest. On the outside of this arm was a pale gold shield, its surface emblazoned with the mark of the sun.
*Bang!*
The tail struck the shield with tremendous force, creating a deafening crash, but the angel's body didn't even budge.
The silver long-handled hammer swung again.
*Boom!*
The giant angel slammed it down once more, forcing the cockatrice's head, which it had just struggled to lift, back into the ground.
Two consecutive heavy blows.
A sliver of clarity returned to the green pupils of the previously frenzied cockatrice.
"Hiss, hiss," the cockatrice shrieked, writhing its body. Its eight legs rapidly pulled back, yanking its head free from the ground as it retreated.
The fin-like, spiky protrusions on the cockatrice's head had been shattered by the giant angel's two strikes, and blood was now gushing from the wounds.
Lifting his gaze, Tang Zheng looked at this giant angel.
Its appearance was similar to a Flame Archangel, but compared to the unremarkable Flame Archangel, which had nothing but a flame sword, this new angel was far more distinct.
This giant angel held a massive hammer and a shield. Glowing yellow strips of cloth hung from its shoulders and waist.
Most strikingly, the giant angel now had two pairs of wings on its back. However, the top pair was so small that it would be more accurate to call them ornaments rather than wings.
Monitoring Dominion Angel (Level 22)!
After mastering the [Cursed Knight] class and reaching level 22, he had finally met the conditions for "Fourth-Tier Angel Summoning."
Facing the newly summoned fourth-tier angel, Tang Zheng's expression was not pleased. If it wasn't necessary, he would rather not use his own magic power directly.
"Two strikes failed to cause any effective damage. Compared to its defense, its attack is certainly lacking."
Seeing the cockatrice's still-agitated state, Tang Zheng knew the giant angel's two hammer blows hadn't dealt it any significant harm.
However!
The fact that it could be blocked by the lowest-grade Monitoring Dominion Angel showed that this cockatrice, transformed from a humanoid monster, was not at the difficulty level of 83 that Leinas had mentioned.
Based on actual level calculations, a difficulty of 83 should be between level 27 and 28.
A level like that was already approaching the Heroic Realm.
At this moment, Leinas snapped out of her daze. She looked at the back of Tang Zheng, who stood clad in a white priest's robe alongside the Monitoring Dominion Angel.
"The strength of an Adamantite-rank adventurer... To think I once considered making a move against him." A bitter smile appeared on Leinas's pale, weak face.
"Hiss!"
The cockatrice, having retreated some distance, suddenly projected an earthen-brown light from its green pupils.
"Come back!" Tang Zheng commanded with a thought.
The Monitoring Dominion Angel immediately descended from the sky, positioning itself in front of Tang Zheng and Leinas.
*Shhh!*
The magical light of the Petrification Ray shot from the cockatrice's eyes, striking the Monitoring Dominion Angel.
But the Monitoring Dominion Angel showed no signs of petrification whatsoever.
"Angels are not creatures of flesh and blood. The Petrification Ray is useless," Tang Zheng said with a cold laugh as he stepped out from behind the angel.
"Hiss!"
The cockatrice was visibly stunned for a moment. Then, without the slightest hesitation, it turned and fled, its figure rushing toward the distant forest.
Seeing this, Tang Zheng's expression changed.
He absolutely could not let this humanoid monster escape!
It was highly likely a member of some mysterious demi-human race living here and might know why the monsters in this area possessed curse power.
Thinking of this, Tang Zheng turned his head to look at Leinas, who was in extremely poor condition and drenched in her own blood.
Given her strength as an Orichalcum-rank adventurer, she shouldn't have been in such a sorry state. But the curse power permeating this place had clearly taken a heavy toll on her.
A third-tier magic scroll appeared in Tang Zheng's hand from within his sleeve, and he crushed it.
A Flame Archangel materialized.
"In your current condition, it's not suitable for you to go any deeper. Let the Flame Archangel take you out of this swamp first."
Tang Zheng spoke quickly, ordering the Flame Archangel to pick up the weakened Leinas.
"I'm sorry."
Leinas's lips moved. Her golden hair, stained with blood, covered most of her face as she spoke in a low voice.
"I'm not doing this just for you."
"I'm very interested in the situation here, too."
Tang Zheng gave a gentle smile. Then, with a leap, he used the grooves in the joints of the Monitoring Dominion Angel's armor to land on its shoulder.
*Whoosh!*
The Monitoring Dominion Angel's wings beat once, carrying Tang Zheng in pursuit of the fleeing cockatrice.
The Flame Archangel, carrying Leinas, headed back toward the swamp.
Meanwhile, Tang Zheng and the Monitoring Dominion Angel flew rapidly over the low bushes and reached the edge of the deep forest. The tall, dense foliage was quite unfriendly to the massive Monitoring Dominion Angel.
"I can finally act on my own."
Looking at the forest before him, Tang Zheng felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity. Now that no one else was around, he no longer needed to hide some of his abilities.
He flipped his palm, and a bone-like magical item appeared. It was the very same magical item with the "Forest Crossing" ability he had obtained from Big Goblin Mokuguo.
"Tracking!"
Tang Zheng's gaze swept forward, activating his Ranger skill.
Ahead in the dense forest, the trail of a large creature that had passed through quickly became visible to him.
"Follow it," Tang Zheng said, holding the bone item and directing the angel forward.
Under the effect of this magical item, the dense foliage of the forest parted wherever the Monitoring Dominion Angel's enormous body passed, revealing a wide passage through the woods.
Monsters like the cockatrice prefer to live in dark, narrow caverns and are naturally adept at moving quickly through confined spaces.
A terrain like this forest wouldn't hinder the massive cockatrice much.
Under these circumstances, in less than ten minutes, Tang Zheng and his Monitoring Dominion Angel had already caught up to the cockatrice that had first entered the forest and disappeared.
At the same time, the cockatrice also noticed Tang Zheng following it. Its green, beast-like eyes filled with an expression of rage.
"Hiss, hu... human..."
"Le... leave!"
The cockatrice turned its body and roared, forcing out broken, stiff words.
"I can leave, but before I do, I need to get some things straight."
Tang Zheng stood on the Monitoring Dominion Angel's shoulder, looking at the cockatrice crouching in the forest before him. He continued:
"About the curse..."
The moment he said the word "curse," the sliver of clarity in its green, beastly pupils was replaced by fury, and a bestial roar echoed.
*Rumble!*
The foliage and trees in the forest trembled as the cockatrice charged forward.
"Holy Strike!"
A white light flashed across the silver long-handled hammer in the Monitoring Dominion Angel's hand. It raised its arm and smashed it down heavily.
Unlike the angels summoned by the first three tiers of Angel Summoning, starting from the fourth tier, summoned angels began to possess certain skills or magic.
This information was automatically perceived by Tang Zheng the moment he summoned the Monitoring Dominion Angel.
The Monitoring Dominion Angel had a total of three abilities: "Holy Strike," "Divine Protection," and "Area-of-Effect: Lesser Defense Enhancement," which could increase the defense of all allies within its field of vision.
However, the third skill required the Monitoring Dominion Angel to be stationary to activate. Once it started moving, the "Area-of-Effect: Lesser Defense Enhancement" ability would deactivate on its own.
*Boom!*
The silver long-handled hammer once again struck the cockatrice's head, causing it to stagger.
But this time, the cockatrice clearly had experience. Although its head was knocked aside, two of its eight legs, its front limbs, immediately latched onto the Monitoring Dominion Angel's arm, preventing it from attacking again.
Immediately after, its massive body, nearly ten meters long, pressed forward.
The cockatrice's green eyes swiveled, locking onto Tang Zheng. It opened its fetid maw and bit down.
"Sorry, you picked the wrong opponent."
Seeing the cockatrice's move, Tang Zheng's gaze turned cold. "Dark Wave!"
The Cursed Knight's skill activated. Black energy radiated outwards with Tang Zheng at its center.
The cockatrice's body instantly froze in place.
I originally wanted to update with three chapters, but something came up and delayed me...
(end of chapter)
