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Chapter 114
Chapter 114: Forest Gnome, Dogan Stone Lizard
Upon seeing the information for the "Shrink Spell," Tang Zheng's eyes widened. A maximum increase of 100 points to Agility was no small boost.
He had to remember!
His current Agility stat was only 113. Using this skill would be equivalent to doubling it. Even in the late game, a 100-point increase would still be a significant boost.
The only drawback was that it could only be used twice a day.
A mental-type class, "Wizard"?
This was the first time Tang Zheng had heard of this class. He did, however, remember a class called "Witch."
"Shrink Spell!"
Tang Zheng looked at the humanoid monster across from him, which was using its speed advantage to constantly pull away, and muttered the command.
*Thump!*
Tang Zheng felt his heart first give a violent leap, followed by his entire body rapidly shrinking, his size reduced by half.
At the same time!
An unprecedented feeling of lightness washed over his entire body.
Tang Zheng looked at his shrunken body with a sense of wonder. The iron sword in his hand, in particular, seemed to have grown much larger, making it slightly awkward for him to grip with his current physique.
However, the impact was not significant.
He sensed his own condition. Aside from his shrunken body and the drastic increase in speed, none of his other stats were affected.
After briefly adapting to the discomfort, Tang Zheng raised his head again to look at the stunned humanoid monster and grinned. "Let's continue."
*Swoosh!*
Tang Zheng took a step, and his body instantly transformed into a white afterimage, rushing forward at extreme speed.
"Aree!"
The humanoid monster clearly hadn't expected Tang Zheng to be able to use such a power. It shrieked, turned, and fled.
Before, given the speed the creature had displayed, Tang Zheng truly wouldn't have been able to catch it. But now, the humanoid monster's speed was no longer an advantage.
Coupled with the ability of the "Forest Crossing" magic item, the distance between them closed rapidly!
"You can't escape."
Tang Zheng's cold laugh rang out as he raised the iron sword in his hand and swung. "Four Light Consecutive Slashes!"
*Ptsh! Ptsh! Ptsh! Ptsh!*
Four sprays of blood bloomed from the humanoid monster's limbs.
*Bang!*
The fleeing humanoid monster let out a miserable cry as its body fell uncontrollably from mid-air, smashing heavily onto the broken branches and rotting leaves below.
Tang Zheng deactivated the "Shrink Spell," his body returning to its normal size. He walked over to the humanoid monster, iron sword in hand, and watched it calmly. "We can talk now, can't we?"
At the same time.
The summoned insectoid monsters had been all but wiped out by the ten Flame Archangels and Watcher Dominion Angels, and his experience points received another boost.
[Experience Bar: 8762/10000]
Compared to the increase in experience, what concerned Tang Zheng more was that the Curse Power within his body had grown again.
Since he had killed a relatively large number of insectoid monsters this time, the increase in Curse Power was far more noticeable than when he had killed the two manticores previously.
"Let's chat, how about it?"
Tang Zheng made his expression friendly and spoke to the humanoid monster.
He was becoming more and more curious about the situation here.
"Curse... Monster!"
"Kill, kill me!"
The humanoid monster's bloodshot green pupils stared at Tang Zheng with resentment as it roared in a hoarse voice.
The humanoid monster was highly emotional, spoke without much logic, and might even have mental issues. Faced with this, Tang Zheng couldn't help but frown.
He pieced together the few words the creature spat out from time to time.
The resentment and hostility of this mysterious demi-human before him were likely not directed at humans, but at the Curse Power on him and Leinas.
Even if he guessed this, it was useless.
If they couldn't communicate, it was all meaningless.
Should he kill it?
The thought flashed through Tang Zheng's mind, but he felt it would be a pity.
Perhaps only this mysterious demi-human in front of him knew the situation in the depths of this swamp. Most importantly, it was capable of communication.
A thought suddenly struck Tang Zheng, and his gaze shifted.
"A few years ago, a demi-human creature just like you left this swamp and entered the region where we humans live," Tang Zheng said.
A ripple ran through the humanoid monster's resentful gaze. Its contorted expression froze, and its seemingly lifeless aura was suddenly injected with a spark of vitality.
"It's Pasha!"
"It must be Pasha!!"
The humanoid monster struggled to get up, looking at Tang Zheng with great excitement. Since its limbs were maimed, it could only twist its body awkwardly.
Tang Zheng's expression relaxed. He took out a regeneration potion and poured it on the creature's limbs. "It seems we can talk now."
As its injuries healed, the humanoid monster quickly scrambled up from the ground and rushed in front of Tang Zheng. "Where is Pasha? Is he safe? How is he now?"
As it spoke.
Teardrops glistened in the humanoid monster's green pupils.
"Don't get so excited just yet. Before I answer your questions, could you first answer mine? Sir... alright, what race are you?" Tang Zheng asked.
"Gnome!"
The humanoid monster quickly replied, then immediately added, "A Forest Gnome, Dogan Stone Lizard!"
A gnome?
Tang Zheng was taken aback and studied the other party carefully. This was a rather rare race. Given its height, it was indeed similar to the gnomes of legend.
Moreover, it was a Forest Gnome, an even rarer subtype of gnome. No wonder its skin resembled the color of tree bark. It was said that this type of gnome had elven blood.
As for whether that was true, there was no way to know.
It was no wonder he hadn't recognized the other's race at first glance; this forest gnome's current appearance was similar to that of a wild human.
The only reason he hadn't completely regarded it as a monster was because it could speak.
"Dogan Stone Lizard? Is that your name?" Tang Zheng repeated, feeling the name was a bit odd.
"Yes, yes!"
The bloodshot veins in Duogan's eyes receded slightly. His hairy cheeks twitched as he spoke quickly and without reservation, "Stone Lizard is my ability. All the warriors in the tribe will choose a powerful monster to complete a magic ritual."
"Those who succeed can add the monster's name after their own."
Stone Lizard clearly represented a Cockatrice.
"The tribe... the tribe!"
"Dead!"
"They're all dead! Where is Pasha? Where!"
As soon as Duogan mentioned the word "tribe," his body trembled, and he began to mutter to himself again. His just-stabilized mental state once again descended into madness.
*Thwack!*
With a dull thud, Tang Zheng swung his hand and chopped the back of Duogan's neck, knocking him unconscious.
"What a headache, but at least we can communicate now."
Tang Zheng looked at the unconscious Duogan on the ground and rubbed his temples, lost in thought. "I've more or less figured out the general outline of the situation."
He looked up.
He watched as the Flame Archangels flew over one by one after finishing off the insectoid monsters.
"Spread out and attack all the monsters in the forest. If you encounter any creatures similar to him, bring them back or return here."
Tang Zheng issued his command to the ten Flame Archangels.
After all, they were summoned from a scroll, far less convenient than the angels he summoned himself, which he could control directly with his consciousness.
*Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!*
The Flame Archangels flew off in all directions into the surrounding forest.
Soon.
Information about his experience gain began to refresh on the panel, but most of the values were only around ten points.
This forest couldn't compare to the Touv Great Forest, so there naturally wouldn't be many high-level monsters.
Night fell.
The burning firewood crackled and popped.
Tang Zheng sat by the bonfire, holding the Orb of Death. He was using his Magic Power Infusion ability to draw out a portion of his own magic power and inject it into the Orb of Death.
His current magic power was enough to create a Tier 3 scroll, but not enough for a Tier 4 one.
The magic power cost for creating a Tier 4 to 6 scroll is doubled. For example, the Tier 2 "Magic Accumulation" spell costs 10 points. The Tier 4 "Angel Summoning" spell costs 20 points.
In other words, creating one "Tier 4 Angel Summoning" scroll required 40 magic power, and that didn't even include the magic power cost of the "Tier 4 Papermaking" skill.
"Pasha!!"
An excited shriek rang out from beside the bonfire as the unconscious Duogan abruptly sat up.
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Upon seeing the information for the "Shrink Spell," Tang Zheng's eyes widened. A maximum increase of 100 points to Agility was no small boost.
He had to remember!
His current Agility stat was only 113. Using this skill would be equivalent to doubling it. Even in the late game, a 100-point increase would still be a significant boost.
The only drawback was that it could only be used twice a day.
A mental-type class, "Wizard"?
This was the first time Tang Zheng had heard of this class. He did, however, remember a class called "Witch."
"Shrink Spell!"
Tang Zheng looked at the humanoid monster across from him, which was using its speed advantage to constantly pull away, and muttered the command.
*Thump!*
Tang Zheng felt his heart first give a violent leap, followed by his entire body rapidly shrinking, his size reduced by half.
At the same time!
An unprecedented feeling of lightness washed over his entire body.
Tang Zheng looked at his shrunken body with a sense of wonder. The iron sword in his hand, in particular, seemed to have grown much larger, making it slightly awkward for him to grip with his current physique.
However, the impact was not significant.
He sensed his own condition. Aside from his shrunken body and the drastic increase in speed, none of his other stats were affected.
After briefly adapting to the discomfort, Tang Zheng raised his head again to look at the stunned humanoid monster and grinned. "Let's continue."
*Swoosh!*
Tang Zheng took a step, and his body instantly transformed into a white afterimage, rushing forward at extreme speed.
"Aree!"
The humanoid monster clearly hadn't expected Tang Zheng to be able to use such a power. It shrieked, turned, and fled.
Before, given the speed the creature had displayed, Tang Zheng truly wouldn't have been able to catch it. But now, the humanoid monster's speed was no longer an advantage.
Coupled with the ability of the "Forest Crossing" magic item, the distance between them closed rapidly!
"You can't escape."
Tang Zheng's cold laugh rang out as he raised the iron sword in his hand and swung. "Four Light Consecutive Slashes!"
*Ptsh! Ptsh! Ptsh! Ptsh!*
Four sprays of blood bloomed from the humanoid monster's limbs.
*Bang!*
The fleeing humanoid monster let out a miserable cry as its body fell uncontrollably from mid-air, smashing heavily onto the broken branches and rotting leaves below.
Tang Zheng deactivated the "Shrink Spell," his body returning to its normal size. He walked over to the humanoid monster, iron sword in hand, and watched it calmly. "We can talk now, can't we?"
At the same time.
The summoned insectoid monsters had been all but wiped out by the ten Flame Archangels and Watcher Dominion Angels, and his experience points received another boost.
[Experience Bar: 8762/10000]
Compared to the increase in experience, what concerned Tang Zheng more was that the Curse Power within his body had grown again.
Since he had killed a relatively large number of insectoid monsters this time, the increase in Curse Power was far more noticeable than when he had killed the two manticores previously.
"Let's chat, how about it?"
Tang Zheng made his expression friendly and spoke to the humanoid monster.
He was becoming more and more curious about the situation here.
"Curse... Monster!"
"Kill, kill me!"
The humanoid monster's bloodshot green pupils stared at Tang Zheng with resentment as it roared in a hoarse voice.
The humanoid monster was highly emotional, spoke without much logic, and might even have mental issues. Faced with this, Tang Zheng couldn't help but frown.
He pieced together the few words the creature spat out from time to time.
The resentment and hostility of this mysterious demi-human before him were likely not directed at humans, but at the Curse Power on him and Leinas.
Even if he guessed this, it was useless.
If they couldn't communicate, it was all meaningless.
Should he kill it?
The thought flashed through Tang Zheng's mind, but he felt it would be a pity.
Perhaps only this mysterious demi-human in front of him knew the situation in the depths of this swamp. Most importantly, it was capable of communication.
A thought suddenly struck Tang Zheng, and his gaze shifted.
"A few years ago, a demi-human creature just like you left this swamp and entered the region where we humans live," Tang Zheng said.
A ripple ran through the humanoid monster's resentful gaze. Its contorted expression froze, and its seemingly lifeless aura was suddenly injected with a spark of vitality.
"It's Pasha!"
"It must be Pasha!!"
The humanoid monster struggled to get up, looking at Tang Zheng with great excitement. Since its limbs were maimed, it could only twist its body awkwardly.
Tang Zheng's expression relaxed. He took out a regeneration potion and poured it on the creature's limbs. "It seems we can talk now."
As its injuries healed, the humanoid monster quickly scrambled up from the ground and rushed in front of Tang Zheng. "Where is Pasha? Is he safe? How is he now?"
As it spoke.
Teardrops glistened in the humanoid monster's green pupils.
"Don't get so excited just yet. Before I answer your questions, could you first answer mine? Sir... alright, what race are you?" Tang Zheng asked.
"Gnome!"
The humanoid monster quickly replied, then immediately added, "A Forest Gnome, Dogan Stone Lizard!"
A gnome?
Tang Zheng was taken aback and studied the other party carefully. This was a rather rare race. Given its height, it was indeed similar to the gnomes of legend.
Moreover, it was a Forest Gnome, an even rarer subtype of gnome. No wonder its skin resembled the color of tree bark. It was said that this type of gnome had elven blood.
As for whether that was true, there was no way to know.
It was no wonder he hadn't recognized the other's race at first glance; this forest gnome's current appearance was similar to that of a wild human.
The only reason he hadn't completely regarded it as a monster was because it could speak.
"Dogan Stone Lizard? Is that your name?" Tang Zheng repeated, feeling the name was a bit odd.
"Yes, yes!"
The bloodshot veins in Duogan's eyes receded slightly. His hairy cheeks twitched as he spoke quickly and without reservation, "Stone Lizard is my ability. All the warriors in the tribe will choose a powerful monster to complete a magic ritual."
"Those who succeed can add the monster's name after their own."
Stone Lizard clearly represented a Cockatrice.
"The tribe... the tribe!"
"Dead!"
"They're all dead! Where is Pasha? Where!"
As soon as Duogan mentioned the word "tribe," his body trembled, and he began to mutter to himself again. His just-stabilized mental state once again descended into madness.
*Thwack!*
With a dull thud, Tang Zheng swung his hand and chopped the back of Duogan's neck, knocking him unconscious.
"What a headache, but at least we can communicate now."
Tang Zheng looked at the unconscious Duogan on the ground and rubbed his temples, lost in thought. "I've more or less figured out the general outline of the situation."
He looked up.
He watched as the Flame Archangels flew over one by one after finishing off the insectoid monsters.
"Spread out and attack all the monsters in the forest. If you encounter any creatures similar to him, bring them back or return here."
Tang Zheng issued his command to the ten Flame Archangels.
After all, they were summoned from a scroll, far less convenient than the angels he summoned himself, which he could control directly with his consciousness.
*Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!*
The Flame Archangels flew off in all directions into the surrounding forest.
Soon.
Information about his experience gain began to refresh on the panel, but most of the values were only around ten points.
This forest couldn't compare to the Touv Great Forest, so there naturally wouldn't be many high-level monsters.
Night fell.
The burning firewood crackled and popped.
Tang Zheng sat by the bonfire, holding the Orb of Death. He was using his Magic Power Infusion ability to draw out a portion of his own magic power and inject it into the Orb of Death.
His current magic power was enough to create a Tier 3 scroll, but not enough for a Tier 4 one.
The magic power cost for creating a Tier 4 to 6 scroll is doubled. For example, the Tier 2 "Magic Accumulation" spell costs 10 points. The Tier 4 "Angel Summoning" spell costs 20 points.
In other words, creating one "Tier 4 Angel Summoning" scroll required 40 magic power, and that didn't even include the magic power cost of the "Tier 4 Papermaking" skill.
"Pasha!!"
An excited shriek rang out from beside the bonfire as the unconscious Duogan abruptly sat up.
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(end of chapter)
