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Chapter 117
Chapter 117: Mysterious Scale? Class Level Up: Cursed Knight Lv. 3
Tang Zheng was somewhat surprised by the range of the Dark Wave, then a grin spread across his face.
Thump!
Tang Zheng stomped on the ground, his body instantly vanishing from the spot. In the blink of an eye, he reappeared before the cockatrice that was attacking the Flame Archangel.
He swung his arm, the iron sword slashing down at the cockatrice's neck!
Psh!
Foul-smelling blood gushed out as the massive head was lopped clean off.
Bang!
The cockatrice regained its ability to move, but its headless body toppled uncontrollably, crashing heavily to the ground.
[Experience Gained: 723]
[Experience Bar: 10355/10000]
"Is the experience from a cockatrice this low? Or is it because of the curse's influence?"
The thought flashed through Tang Zheng’s mind as he pivoted and charged toward another cockatrice.
Crack!
The iron sword shattered.
Another iron sword appeared in Tang Zheng's palm, and he swung it down.
[Experience Gained: 539]
Swoosh!
Tang Zheng continued to switch swords, his figure moving rapidly through the darkness. The shattering of each iron sword signified the death of a cockatrice.
The power of Dark Wave left these monsters completely unable to resist, forced to stand rigidly in place and await their demise.
Unless they possessed the ability to resist status effects like 'Fear' and 'Weakness Curse', Dark Wave was an exceptionally effective crowd control skill.
While gaining experience, Tang Zheng also became more keenly aware of the increasing Curse Power within his body.
The amount of Curse Power contained within these cockatrices was clearly on a different level compared to the monsters he had encountered before.
However, Tang Zheng still hadn't figured out the purpose of absorbing all this Curse Power. It seemed that the strength of the Curse Power itself hadn't changed at all.
In a few moments, all dozen or so cockatrices had been executed.
Crack!
Tossing the cracked sword hilt carelessly to the ground, Tang Zheng glanced at the experience on his status panel.
[Experience Bar: 16789/10000]
The dozen-plus cockatrices had caused his experience points to skyrocket, already meeting the conditions to level up again.
"A good haul."
A smile appeared on Tang Zheng's face as he walked over to the unconscious Duogan. When he saw that half of the man's skin was already rotting, his brow furrowed.
He had no way of dealing with this situation. Only by finding the source might there be a solution.
Tang Zheng reached down, lifted the unconscious Duogan, and waved his arm, sending the two Flame Archangels ahead to clear the path.
Time ticked by.
Tang Zheng was attacked by a few more completely rotten monsters, but he dealt with them all with ease.
[Experience Bar: 17520/10000]
Unfortunately, due to the corrosion from the Curse Power, these monsters were not very strong, but the energy from the Curse Power he reaped was quite substantial.
As he ventured deeper, the fully rotten monsters gradually disappeared, and the number of white bones on the ground began to increase.
After walking for another 20 minutes or so in the dark valley, a sudden change occurred.
Suddenly, a massive mountain wall blocked the way forward.
"A dead end?"
Tang Zheng walked up to the rough mountain wall and knocked on it forcefully, producing a dull, heavy sound.
It was solid!
Something wasn't right.
A thought sparked in Tang Zheng's mind. He had the Flame Archangels circle the entire stone wall, using them as searchlights.
Although he wore a night vision magical item on his left eye, it couldn't replicate true daylight, making it impossible to see finer details clearly.
After a thorough inspection confirmed that the stone wall before him was indeed seamless, Tang Zheng directed the two Flame Archangels to continue searching the stone wall above.
Only after the two Flame Archangels had ascended to a height of about ten meters did they discover a hidden gap at the point where the stone wall met the rock wall to the left.
Tang Zheng had one Flame Archangel carry him up, and sure enough, he saw a broken opening to a cave.
Judging by the size of the opening, it had likely been dug out by a monster like a cockatrice.
"The Curse Power is getting more and more active. Is the source really in here?"
With a deadpan expression, Tang Zheng commanded the other Flame Archangel to enter the opening. After waiting a moment and seeing that nothing happened, he finally entered the stone cave.
The walls inside the cave were covered with fine scratches and dust, looking as though they had been there for a very long time.
A short while later, the exit of the pitch-black cave came into view, illuminated by the light radiating from the Flame Archangel that had entered ahead.
Tang Zheng stood at the entrance, looking down below.
This was a narrow space, like a crevice between two mountain walls. It wasn't very large; the light from the two Flame Archangels was enough to illuminate the entire area.
"Is that..." Tang Zheng's eyes narrowed as he spotted something.
Thud!
Dropping from a height of about ten meters, Tang Zheng's figure landed heavily on the ground, the impact echoing throughout the narrow space.
A dense, invisible torrent of Curse Power surged within this confined area.
Tang Zheng first looked straight ahead.
There was a human skeleton, slumped against the rock wall. The surface of the bones was a grayish-white, and the joints connecting its limbs had long since decayed.
There wasn't even a scent of rot in the air; it had clearly been dead for a very long time.
Most eye-catching of all was the enormous scale placed in front of this human skeleton. It was about as tall as a person and pitch-black!
Visible black curse energy was slowly seeping from the scale, dissipating into the air.
"What in the world is this?" Tang Zheng's eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at the giant scale.
He had considered all sorts of possibilities, but he had never imagined that the source of the Curse Power would be a single scale.
And who was this human skeleton?
Judging by the passage of time, an ordinary person's skeleton couldn't possibly have lasted this long, especially not in a space saturated with Curse Power.
He strode forward, and a flicker of magic power emanated from his body. "Item Appraisal!"
...
Item: Mysterious Scale
Level: ?
Introduction: ?
...
Tang Zheng was momentarily stunned. This was the first time he had encountered something he couldn't get any information on from an appraisal.
Judging by its size, this scale must have come from some kind of giant creature.
The Curse Power within his body grew exceptionally restless.
Instinctively, Tang Zheng raised a finger and lightly touched the black scale.
Boom—
In an instant, the black curse energy that had been slowly seeping from the scale surged into Tang Zheng's body as if it had found an outlet.
The already considerable amount of Curse Power he had accumulated reached a bottleneck in a matter of seconds!
[Cursed Knight: Lv. 1 → Lv. 2]
The notification for his class advancement appeared on his status panel, a look of astonishment spreading across Tang Zheng's face.
But the process wasn't over yet!
The Curse Power from the mysterious scale continued to pour in, and even the curse power that had been gradually dissipating in the air was drawn in along with the energy from the scale.
This part of the process lasted even longer.
Because of this, Tang Zheng could feel the changes to the Curse Power within him even more clearly.
Hum—
The class information on his status panel refreshed once more.
[Cursed Knight: Lv. 2 → Lv. 3]!
Only then was the Curse Power contained within the mysterious scale completely exhausted. Grayish-white patterns began to appear on the surface of the once pitch-black scale.
"My class... leveled up?"
Tang Zheng looked at his experience bar, then at his Cursed Knight class, which had now reached level three. His expression was a mixture of bewilderment and utter disbelief.
He felt as if he had discovered a new world.
All this time, Tang Zheng had believed there were only two ways to raise a class level. One was to train in that specific class like the people of this otherworld, but that was obviously too time-consuming.
The other was to spend experience points to raise the class level. But now, a third method had appeared before him!
"Can absorbing class-related energy actually raise a class level?"
Tang Zheng muttered to himself in shock, then shook his head as another thought occurred to him.
This method probably wasn't universal.
For example, a class like 'Sword Saint' couldn't be leveled up this way; it could only be advanced through training.
"What an incredible discovery!" A strange light gleamed in Tang Zheng's eyes.
(end of chapter)
Tang Zheng was somewhat surprised by the range of the Dark Wave, then a grin spread across his face.
Thump!
Tang Zheng stomped on the ground, his body instantly vanishing from the spot. In the blink of an eye, he reappeared before the cockatrice that was attacking the Flame Archangel.
He swung his arm, the iron sword slashing down at the cockatrice's neck!
Psh!
Foul-smelling blood gushed out as the massive head was lopped clean off.
Bang!
The cockatrice regained its ability to move, but its headless body toppled uncontrollably, crashing heavily to the ground.
[Experience Gained: 723]
[Experience Bar: 10355/10000]
"Is the experience from a cockatrice this low? Or is it because of the curse's influence?"
The thought flashed through Tang Zheng’s mind as he pivoted and charged toward another cockatrice.
Crack!
The iron sword shattered.
Another iron sword appeared in Tang Zheng's palm, and he swung it down.
[Experience Gained: 539]
Swoosh!
Tang Zheng continued to switch swords, his figure moving rapidly through the darkness. The shattering of each iron sword signified the death of a cockatrice.
The power of Dark Wave left these monsters completely unable to resist, forced to stand rigidly in place and await their demise.
Unless they possessed the ability to resist status effects like 'Fear' and 'Weakness Curse', Dark Wave was an exceptionally effective crowd control skill.
While gaining experience, Tang Zheng also became more keenly aware of the increasing Curse Power within his body.
The amount of Curse Power contained within these cockatrices was clearly on a different level compared to the monsters he had encountered before.
However, Tang Zheng still hadn't figured out the purpose of absorbing all this Curse Power. It seemed that the strength of the Curse Power itself hadn't changed at all.
In a few moments, all dozen or so cockatrices had been executed.
Crack!
Tossing the cracked sword hilt carelessly to the ground, Tang Zheng glanced at the experience on his status panel.
[Experience Bar: 16789/10000]
The dozen-plus cockatrices had caused his experience points to skyrocket, already meeting the conditions to level up again.
"A good haul."
A smile appeared on Tang Zheng's face as he walked over to the unconscious Duogan. When he saw that half of the man's skin was already rotting, his brow furrowed.
He had no way of dealing with this situation. Only by finding the source might there be a solution.
Tang Zheng reached down, lifted the unconscious Duogan, and waved his arm, sending the two Flame Archangels ahead to clear the path.
Time ticked by.
Tang Zheng was attacked by a few more completely rotten monsters, but he dealt with them all with ease.
[Experience Bar: 17520/10000]
Unfortunately, due to the corrosion from the Curse Power, these monsters were not very strong, but the energy from the Curse Power he reaped was quite substantial.
As he ventured deeper, the fully rotten monsters gradually disappeared, and the number of white bones on the ground began to increase.
After walking for another 20 minutes or so in the dark valley, a sudden change occurred.
Suddenly, a massive mountain wall blocked the way forward.
"A dead end?"
Tang Zheng walked up to the rough mountain wall and knocked on it forcefully, producing a dull, heavy sound.
It was solid!
Something wasn't right.
A thought sparked in Tang Zheng's mind. He had the Flame Archangels circle the entire stone wall, using them as searchlights.
Although he wore a night vision magical item on his left eye, it couldn't replicate true daylight, making it impossible to see finer details clearly.
After a thorough inspection confirmed that the stone wall before him was indeed seamless, Tang Zheng directed the two Flame Archangels to continue searching the stone wall above.
Only after the two Flame Archangels had ascended to a height of about ten meters did they discover a hidden gap at the point where the stone wall met the rock wall to the left.
Tang Zheng had one Flame Archangel carry him up, and sure enough, he saw a broken opening to a cave.
Judging by the size of the opening, it had likely been dug out by a monster like a cockatrice.
"The Curse Power is getting more and more active. Is the source really in here?"
With a deadpan expression, Tang Zheng commanded the other Flame Archangel to enter the opening. After waiting a moment and seeing that nothing happened, he finally entered the stone cave.
The walls inside the cave were covered with fine scratches and dust, looking as though they had been there for a very long time.
A short while later, the exit of the pitch-black cave came into view, illuminated by the light radiating from the Flame Archangel that had entered ahead.
Tang Zheng stood at the entrance, looking down below.
This was a narrow space, like a crevice between two mountain walls. It wasn't very large; the light from the two Flame Archangels was enough to illuminate the entire area.
"Is that..." Tang Zheng's eyes narrowed as he spotted something.
Thud!
Dropping from a height of about ten meters, Tang Zheng's figure landed heavily on the ground, the impact echoing throughout the narrow space.
A dense, invisible torrent of Curse Power surged within this confined area.
Tang Zheng first looked straight ahead.
There was a human skeleton, slumped against the rock wall. The surface of the bones was a grayish-white, and the joints connecting its limbs had long since decayed.
There wasn't even a scent of rot in the air; it had clearly been dead for a very long time.
Most eye-catching of all was the enormous scale placed in front of this human skeleton. It was about as tall as a person and pitch-black!
Visible black curse energy was slowly seeping from the scale, dissipating into the air.
"What in the world is this?" Tang Zheng's eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at the giant scale.
He had considered all sorts of possibilities, but he had never imagined that the source of the Curse Power would be a single scale.
And who was this human skeleton?
Judging by the passage of time, an ordinary person's skeleton couldn't possibly have lasted this long, especially not in a space saturated with Curse Power.
He strode forward, and a flicker of magic power emanated from his body. "Item Appraisal!"
...
Item: Mysterious Scale
Level: ?
Introduction: ?
...
Tang Zheng was momentarily stunned. This was the first time he had encountered something he couldn't get any information on from an appraisal.
Judging by its size, this scale must have come from some kind of giant creature.
The Curse Power within his body grew exceptionally restless.
Instinctively, Tang Zheng raised a finger and lightly touched the black scale.
Boom—
In an instant, the black curse energy that had been slowly seeping from the scale surged into Tang Zheng's body as if it had found an outlet.
The already considerable amount of Curse Power he had accumulated reached a bottleneck in a matter of seconds!
[Cursed Knight: Lv. 1 → Lv. 2]
The notification for his class advancement appeared on his status panel, a look of astonishment spreading across Tang Zheng's face.
But the process wasn't over yet!
The Curse Power from the mysterious scale continued to pour in, and even the curse power that had been gradually dissipating in the air was drawn in along with the energy from the scale.
This part of the process lasted even longer.
Because of this, Tang Zheng could feel the changes to the Curse Power within him even more clearly.
Hum—
The class information on his status panel refreshed once more.
[Cursed Knight: Lv. 2 → Lv. 3]!
Only then was the Curse Power contained within the mysterious scale completely exhausted. Grayish-white patterns began to appear on the surface of the once pitch-black scale.
"My class... leveled up?"
Tang Zheng looked at his experience bar, then at his Cursed Knight class, which had now reached level three. His expression was a mixture of bewilderment and utter disbelief.
He felt as if he had discovered a new world.
All this time, Tang Zheng had believed there were only two ways to raise a class level. One was to train in that specific class like the people of this otherworld, but that was obviously too time-consuming.
The other was to spend experience points to raise the class level. But now, a third method had appeared before him!
"Can absorbing class-related energy actually raise a class level?"
Tang Zheng muttered to himself in shock, then shook his head as another thought occurred to him.
This method probably wasn't universal.
For example, a class like 'Sword Saint' couldn't be leveled up this way; it could only be advanced through training.
"What an incredible discovery!" A strange light gleamed in Tang Zheng's eyes.
(end of chapter)
