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Chapter 113
Chapter 113: Double Attack, A Troublesome Foe, Shrink Spell
The shadowy cursed energy released by Dark Wave inflicted two debuffs: Fear and Weakness Curse.
The negative status caused by these two effects would force the opponent into a state of "restricted movement."
This was why the cockatrice was frozen stiff on the spot.
"No curse resistance."
Tang Zheng looked at the cockatrice, which was only about half a meter away from him and reeked of a foul stench and viscous fluids. He reached out and grasped at the empty air.
An iron sword appeared in his palm.
"Fast Slash!"
A cold glint flashed along the blade as a black, cursed power coiled around it. As Tang Zheng swung, it slashed down on the cockatrice's protruding head.
In an instant!
The two debuffs entwined around the cockatrice's body made contact with the cursed power on the iron sword, forming a murky, mist-like energy. It followed the path of the blade, dealing powerful damage where it struck.
Another trait of Dark Wave activated: the debuffs were removed, dealing double damage.
Squelch!
More than half of the cockatrice's head was easily split open.
Seeing such destructive power, even Tang Zheng was startled. He quickly looked at the cockatrice, afraid that his one strike had killed the humanoid monster that had transformed into it.
He still wanted to get some useful information out of it, after all.
Crack!
No blood or disgusting matter spurted from the cockatrice's cleft head. Instead, a sound like something shattering came from within its body.
Gurgle~
The giant cockatrice began to rapidly collapse at a speed visible to the naked eye. In a moment, it had reverted to its original humanoid monster form and fell from the air to the ground.
Crack!
The sound of something shattering rang out again. This time, it was the iron sword in Tang Zheng's hand.
Corroded by the cursed power, it had been destroyed after a single attack.
"Curse..."
"Pain, pain..."
The humanoid monster writhed in agony on the ground. On its earthen-brown, bark-like skin, the dotted black spots began to squirm as if they were alive.
"What is this?" Tang Zheng's gaze hardened.
The large patches of black spots on this humanoid creature were not decorations or natural markings, but a Rotting Curse similar to Leinas's condition.
However, compared to Leinas, this humanoid monster's entire body was covered in small rotting spots, yet its condition was not as severe as hers.
"Enemy, enemy!"
The humanoid monster struggled to its feet. A pair of green, bloodshot eyes peeked out from its thick fur, glaring at Tang Zheng with a look full of resentment.
"Ariwa!!"
The humanoid monster let out a sharp, strangely-toned cry. Empowered by magic, the sound rapidly spread throughout the forest.
Even with the world's automatic language translation system, the words spoken in the creature's strange tone were still incomprehensible.
*Discovered Second-Tier Magic: Ally Call. Requires Faith-based Caster Level (8-14). Current conditions met.*
*Expend 1 skill point to learn?*
Rustle! Rustle!
A cacophony of rustling sounds began to emanate from the dense forest. Strange monsters of varying sizes, shaped like spiders but with lobster-like shells, surged through layers of foliage and shrubs.
Blood Boil!
The humanoid monster cast magic again, but this time, the targets of the spell were the swarm of insectoid monsters.
"Hiss!"
"Hiss!"
"Hiss!"
The insectoid monsters, ranging from over a meter long to just a few centimeters, were all dyed a deep crimson, their crawling speed clearly increasing.
"A contest of numbers?"
Tang Zheng glanced at the dense swarm of insectoid monsters pouring in from all directions as he crushed several magic scrolls from his sleeve.
Dazzling white light flickered incessantly!
Tang Zheng summoned ten Flame Archangels in one go, using up half of his stock of over thirty Flame Archangel scrolls at once.
"Kill them all!"
With a wave of Tang Zheng's hand, all the Flame Archangels immediately pounced on the surrounding insectoid monsters.
*Gained Experience: 17*
*Gained Experience: 3*
*Gained Experience: 56*
*...*
*Gained Experience: 12*
On the stat panel, the experience acquisition information kept refreshing.
Tang Zheng stomped down, launching himself into the air from the shoulder of a Flame Archangel. A new iron sword appeared in his hand, and he swung it toward the humanoid monster.
"Mana Slash!"
A blue light flashed on the iron sword, and a translucent slash was released from its tip!
Crack!
The iron sword shattered again.
Tang Zheng paid it no mind. After landing smoothly, he flipped his palm and another iron sword appeared.
He had bought a batch of these cheap weapons.
Boom!
The translucent Mana Slash carved a path through the forest, severing leaves and trees alike and leaving smooth cuts in its wake.
However!
The humanoid monster actually managed to dodge the Mana Slash with incredible agility.
"Such speed... is it a racial talent?"
Tang Zheng's eyes flashed as he observed the creature's nimble, small body.
He had long since noticed that it possessed outstanding physical agility; it had easily handled being besieged by two Flame Archangels earlier.
"Stealth!"
A rogue-class skill!
Tang Zheng's body flickered and, within the already deep and gloomy jungle, instantly vanished from the humanoid monster's sight.
Seeing Tang Zheng disappear, the humanoid monster frantically scanned its surroundings. At that very moment, a figure emerged from the shadows, materializing out of thin air beside it.
"Enemy!"
The humanoid monster shrieked, its agile body dodging backward.
"Four-Light Consecutive Slashes!"
The iron sword in Tang Zheng's hand instantly became four afterimages, slashing down through the air.
At such close range and faced with four consecutive slashes, even with the agility the humanoid monster had displayed, it could at best only dodge a single attack.
"Shrink Spell!"
The humanoid monster cried out, and its body, originally only about sixty centimeters tall, suddenly shrank to thirty centimeters.
Its even smaller body caused all four of Tang Zheng's prepared slashes to miss!
"This little pest," Tang Zheng's eye twitched.
It was definitely the most troublesome opponent he had encountered so far.
"Instant Reflection!"
Tang Zheng let out a low shout. A layer of blue light washed over him, forcibly resetting his stance. Then, his gaze turned cold. "Four-Light Consecutive Slashes."
Four cold slashes flashed through the air again, enveloping the humanoid monster!
However!
The humanoid monster moved at a speed fully twice as fast as before, directly dodging the four slashes this time as well.
In the span of a single breath, the humanoid monster had already put distance between itself and Tang Zheng. In the next breath, it had appeared two meters away.
"Plant Entanglement!"
Rustle! Rustle!
The weeds in the forest suddenly grew wildly, transforming into countless vines that swept toward the stationary Tang Zheng.
Hummm—
The bone magic item on Tang Zheng's arm, which granted the Forestwalk ability, flickered slightly.
All the sweeping vines stopped dead in front of Tang Zheng, unable to continue their attack.
"Curse, enemy!"
"Enemy!"
The humanoid monster shrieked continuously, trying to control the plants to attack Tang Zheng, but it could not break through the range of the Forestwalk ability.
Tang Zheng straightened up, his gaze solemn as he looked at the screaming humanoid monster opposite him.
"Not only did its body shrink, but its speed also increased drastically?"
Given the speed it had just displayed, he knew very well he couldn't catch it. The only fortunate thing was that it was a spellcaster, not a warrior.
Otherwise, with its current speed, he would be the one in danger.
A thought flashed through Tang Zheng's mind, and the information on his stat panel quickly appeared before him.
*Discovered Job Skill: Shrink Spell. Requires Basic Job: Wizard. Current conditions not met...*
*Genius Job activated, conversion successful, learning conditions met. Expend 1 skill point to learn?*
"Learn!"
【Skill Points: 36 → 35】
...
Skill: Shrink Spell
Cost: (2/day)
Description: Can be used on self and allies. Reduces body size by half and doubles Agility stat (maximum increase of 100 points).
...
(end of chapter)
The shadowy cursed energy released by Dark Wave inflicted two debuffs: Fear and Weakness Curse.
The negative status caused by these two effects would force the opponent into a state of "restricted movement."
This was why the cockatrice was frozen stiff on the spot.
"No curse resistance."
Tang Zheng looked at the cockatrice, which was only about half a meter away from him and reeked of a foul stench and viscous fluids. He reached out and grasped at the empty air.
An iron sword appeared in his palm.
"Fast Slash!"
A cold glint flashed along the blade as a black, cursed power coiled around it. As Tang Zheng swung, it slashed down on the cockatrice's protruding head.
In an instant!
The two debuffs entwined around the cockatrice's body made contact with the cursed power on the iron sword, forming a murky, mist-like energy. It followed the path of the blade, dealing powerful damage where it struck.
Another trait of Dark Wave activated: the debuffs were removed, dealing double damage.
Squelch!
More than half of the cockatrice's head was easily split open.
Seeing such destructive power, even Tang Zheng was startled. He quickly looked at the cockatrice, afraid that his one strike had killed the humanoid monster that had transformed into it.
He still wanted to get some useful information out of it, after all.
Crack!
No blood or disgusting matter spurted from the cockatrice's cleft head. Instead, a sound like something shattering came from within its body.
Gurgle~
The giant cockatrice began to rapidly collapse at a speed visible to the naked eye. In a moment, it had reverted to its original humanoid monster form and fell from the air to the ground.
Crack!
The sound of something shattering rang out again. This time, it was the iron sword in Tang Zheng's hand.
Corroded by the cursed power, it had been destroyed after a single attack.
"Curse..."
"Pain, pain..."
The humanoid monster writhed in agony on the ground. On its earthen-brown, bark-like skin, the dotted black spots began to squirm as if they were alive.
"What is this?" Tang Zheng's gaze hardened.
The large patches of black spots on this humanoid creature were not decorations or natural markings, but a Rotting Curse similar to Leinas's condition.
However, compared to Leinas, this humanoid monster's entire body was covered in small rotting spots, yet its condition was not as severe as hers.
"Enemy, enemy!"
The humanoid monster struggled to its feet. A pair of green, bloodshot eyes peeked out from its thick fur, glaring at Tang Zheng with a look full of resentment.
"Ariwa!!"
The humanoid monster let out a sharp, strangely-toned cry. Empowered by magic, the sound rapidly spread throughout the forest.
Even with the world's automatic language translation system, the words spoken in the creature's strange tone were still incomprehensible.
*Discovered Second-Tier Magic: Ally Call. Requires Faith-based Caster Level (8-14). Current conditions met.*
*Expend 1 skill point to learn?*
Rustle! Rustle!
A cacophony of rustling sounds began to emanate from the dense forest. Strange monsters of varying sizes, shaped like spiders but with lobster-like shells, surged through layers of foliage and shrubs.
Blood Boil!
The humanoid monster cast magic again, but this time, the targets of the spell were the swarm of insectoid monsters.
"Hiss!"
"Hiss!"
"Hiss!"
The insectoid monsters, ranging from over a meter long to just a few centimeters, were all dyed a deep crimson, their crawling speed clearly increasing.
"A contest of numbers?"
Tang Zheng glanced at the dense swarm of insectoid monsters pouring in from all directions as he crushed several magic scrolls from his sleeve.
Dazzling white light flickered incessantly!
Tang Zheng summoned ten Flame Archangels in one go, using up half of his stock of over thirty Flame Archangel scrolls at once.
"Kill them all!"
With a wave of Tang Zheng's hand, all the Flame Archangels immediately pounced on the surrounding insectoid monsters.
*Gained Experience: 17*
*Gained Experience: 3*
*Gained Experience: 56*
*...*
*Gained Experience: 12*
On the stat panel, the experience acquisition information kept refreshing.
Tang Zheng stomped down, launching himself into the air from the shoulder of a Flame Archangel. A new iron sword appeared in his hand, and he swung it toward the humanoid monster.
"Mana Slash!"
A blue light flashed on the iron sword, and a translucent slash was released from its tip!
Crack!
The iron sword shattered again.
Tang Zheng paid it no mind. After landing smoothly, he flipped his palm and another iron sword appeared.
He had bought a batch of these cheap weapons.
Boom!
The translucent Mana Slash carved a path through the forest, severing leaves and trees alike and leaving smooth cuts in its wake.
However!
The humanoid monster actually managed to dodge the Mana Slash with incredible agility.
"Such speed... is it a racial talent?"
Tang Zheng's eyes flashed as he observed the creature's nimble, small body.
He had long since noticed that it possessed outstanding physical agility; it had easily handled being besieged by two Flame Archangels earlier.
"Stealth!"
A rogue-class skill!
Tang Zheng's body flickered and, within the already deep and gloomy jungle, instantly vanished from the humanoid monster's sight.
Seeing Tang Zheng disappear, the humanoid monster frantically scanned its surroundings. At that very moment, a figure emerged from the shadows, materializing out of thin air beside it.
"Enemy!"
The humanoid monster shrieked, its agile body dodging backward.
"Four-Light Consecutive Slashes!"
The iron sword in Tang Zheng's hand instantly became four afterimages, slashing down through the air.
At such close range and faced with four consecutive slashes, even with the agility the humanoid monster had displayed, it could at best only dodge a single attack.
"Shrink Spell!"
The humanoid monster cried out, and its body, originally only about sixty centimeters tall, suddenly shrank to thirty centimeters.
Its even smaller body caused all four of Tang Zheng's prepared slashes to miss!
"This little pest," Tang Zheng's eye twitched.
It was definitely the most troublesome opponent he had encountered so far.
"Instant Reflection!"
Tang Zheng let out a low shout. A layer of blue light washed over him, forcibly resetting his stance. Then, his gaze turned cold. "Four-Light Consecutive Slashes."
Four cold slashes flashed through the air again, enveloping the humanoid monster!
However!
The humanoid monster moved at a speed fully twice as fast as before, directly dodging the four slashes this time as well.
In the span of a single breath, the humanoid monster had already put distance between itself and Tang Zheng. In the next breath, it had appeared two meters away.
"Plant Entanglement!"
Rustle! Rustle!
The weeds in the forest suddenly grew wildly, transforming into countless vines that swept toward the stationary Tang Zheng.
Hummm—
The bone magic item on Tang Zheng's arm, which granted the Forestwalk ability, flickered slightly.
All the sweeping vines stopped dead in front of Tang Zheng, unable to continue their attack.
"Curse, enemy!"
"Enemy!"
The humanoid monster shrieked continuously, trying to control the plants to attack Tang Zheng, but it could not break through the range of the Forestwalk ability.
Tang Zheng straightened up, his gaze solemn as he looked at the screaming humanoid monster opposite him.
"Not only did its body shrink, but its speed also increased drastically?"
Given the speed it had just displayed, he knew very well he couldn't catch it. The only fortunate thing was that it was a spellcaster, not a warrior.
Otherwise, with its current speed, he would be the one in danger.
A thought flashed through Tang Zheng's mind, and the information on his stat panel quickly appeared before him.
*Discovered Job Skill: Shrink Spell. Requires Basic Job: Wizard. Current conditions not met...*
*Genius Job activated, conversion successful, learning conditions met. Expend 1 skill point to learn?*
"Learn!"
【Skill Points: 36 → 35】
...
Skill: Shrink Spell
Cost: (2/day)
Description: Can be used on self and allies. Reduces body size by half and doubles Agility stat (maximum increase of 100 points).
...
(end of chapter)
