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Chapter 137
Chapter 136: Defense Unbroken, Charm Species Acquired (A makeup chapter for last night)
2024-12-04 Author: Amnesty L
Chapter 136: Defense Unbroken, "Charm Species" Acquired (A makeup chapter for last night)
Bang!
Tang Zheng raised the iron sword in his hand to block. A sharp, grayish-black glint of cold light collided with the iron sword, letting out a muffled sound.
Krr-ack—krr-ack!
After the brief collision, several notches were chipped into the iron sword's blade.
The heavy force made Tang Zheng's arms go numb.
The silvery-white figure, seemingly surprised that its attack had been blocked, ceased its assault.
Seizing the opportunity, Tang Zheng quickly retreated to create distance. He glanced at the deep notches on his iron sword, and his eyelid twitched.
"I had thought those bothersome ogres had trespassed into my territory again."
"To think it was you, a human, controlling them. You must be a magic caster to be able to block my last strike."
A cold, curious voice rang out.
Tang Zheng looked up at the figure before him, his eyelid twitching uncontrollably once more.
This was a monster covered in silvery-white fur, standing over two meters tall. Its appearance was indeed somewhat similar to a hamster.
But it was completely different from the cute image seen in the anime!
Its thick forelimbs hung casually at its sides, and from each finger extended sharp, grayish-black claws over a meter long.
Remnants of flesh from ogre corpses still clung to them.
Its most striking feature, however, was its tail. It swayed like a long snake, was covered in scales, and reached a length of twenty meters.
Amidst the silvery-white fur, faint, silver-glowing magical markings would flash from time to time.
At a glance, it gave off an inexplicable sense of terror and awe.
Perhaps in the eyes of the Bone King, the Forest Sage King Hamusuke before him was indeed a cute monster. But in Tang Zheng's eyes, the creature had absolutely nothing to do with the word "cute."
"Are you struck with fear and awe upon witnessing my magnificent form?"
Seeing Tang Zheng staring at it in a daze, Forest Sage King Hamusuke looked somewhat smug. It seemed to have not interacted with another creature for a long time, as it began to ramble, "Hahaha, you are filled with fear and surprise, are you not?"
"Seeing as you're scared speechless, as an invader of my territory, I can grant you a painless death."
"Obediently become the food in my belly."
Hearing the rambling voice of Forest Sage King Hamusuke, Tang Zheng let out a light breath and casually tossed the iron sword in his hand to the ground.
"Oh, have you given up even resisting?"
"I thought someone who could withstand one of my blows would be a strong human with some fighting spirit."
Forest Sage King Hamusuke seemed a little disappointed.
"I'm just switching my sword," Tang Zheng said, wiping a hand at his waist as another iron sword appeared in his grip. "Speaking of which, you're really long-winded."
"Long-winded?"
"What does that mean? Is it a peculiar turn of phrase among you humans? It doesn't sound like a compliment."
Forest Sage King Hamusuke's black, beastly eyes turned cold. "I'd better turn you into food quickly. A strong human like you should taste better."
Bang!
Forest Sage King Hamusuke's figure blurred, charging forward in an instant. Its massive body lunged, bringing with it a fierce gale.
"Dark Wave!"
Tang Zheng's eyes flashed as he let out a low shout.
A dark energy wave rapidly spread out from Tang Zheng, sweeping over the charging Forest Sage King Hamusuke.
The enormous figure halted abruptly, frozen in place.
However, unlike others who had been hit by Dark Wave before, Forest Sage King Hamusuke's body stiffened, but its eyes showed no sign of confusion.
"Wh... What is this?" A trace of astonishment entered Forest Sage King Hamusuke's voice.
"The fear debuff didn't work?"
The thought flashed through Tang Zheng's mind, but his actions didn't hesitate in the slightest. He stepped forward, leaning in, and fiercely swung the iron sword in his hand.
"Fast Slash!"
The iron sword cut through the air and struck hard against its chest, triggering double curse damage.
Clang—
A small tuft of silver fur was sliced off.
When Tang Zheng saw that his strike hadn't even broken the skin of Forest Sage King Hamusuke, his expression froze.
This defense is just ridiculous!
The attack power of that strike was definitely his strongest offensive move at the moment.
The defensive power of Body Armament!
The thought flashed through Tang Zheng's mind. It was one of the creature's innate passive abilities.
Boom!
As the attack ended, Forest Sage King Hamusuke recovered from the movement restriction state. It immediately retreated, a hint of panic in its beastly eyes.
Clearly, the previous state had frightened it.
"What did you do to me just now? You lowly human!" Forest Sage King Hamusuke's lighthearted tone vanished, replaced by a vicious one.
Only after noticing that it hadn't sustained any damage did its tense expression relax.
"Damn you!"
"You're not the only one with such an ability."
Forest Sage King Hamusuke let out a great cry, and a small, magic-circle-shaped rune appeared on its body.
"Charm Species!"
Facing the mind control magic released by his opponent, Tang Zheng's solemn expression relaxed as he immediately activated his own magic.
"Undying Spirit!"
According to the light novel version, because Forest Sage King Hamusuke lacked the talent of a magic caster, its "Charm Species" was very weak and could only control small animals.
But this was reality.
Tang Zheng wasn't about to gamble on that being true. He simultaneously glanced at his status panel, a thought flashing through his mind.
[Skill Points: 39→38]
...
Skill: Charm Species (Fourth Tier)
Cost: 20 MP
Description: Can apply a charming mental control effect to any race.
...
Got it!
Among the opponents he had faced before, whether it was Khajiit of Zuranon or that Forest Gnome, both could use the magic of "Human Racial Charm."
The reason he hadn't learned it was, of course, that he had his eyes on this higher-tier and more versatile charm magic.
This was precisely why Tang Zheng had forced Forest Sage King Hamusuke out into the open. The only thing he hadn't expected was that he couldn't even break its defense.
"Time to retreat."
Tang Zheng quickly fell back, grabbing the small imp-hound and chanting in a low voice, "Flight!"
Blue magic power swiftly enveloped his entire body.
In the blink of an eye, Tang Zheng soared into the air, flying rapidly toward the sky.
"Get down here!"
"You bastard human!"
Forest Sage King Hamusuke reacted at this moment, hurriedly whipping its tail toward Tang Zheng in the sky, but it was a step too slow.
The length of its tail could no longer reach Tang Zheng, who had already flown above the forest.
An angry roar echoed from the jungle below.
Tang Zheng hovered in mid-air, looking down at the silvery-white figure in the jungle below as it rampaged through the dense woods, utterly helpless.
This was the advantage of having the right skills for different situations.
Tang Zheng exhaled, looked up to confirm the direction of the eastern side of the Touv Great Forest, and flew east with the small imp-hound.
The whisper of the wind continuously brushed past his ears.
Looking down at the vast, lush green jungle below and the boundless azure sky above, especially while bathed in sunlight, gave Tang Zheng an indescribable sense of liberation and novelty.
"The changes brought by supernatural power are truly intoxicating. It makes this world feel more and more real," Tang Zheng sighed. Recalling the recent combat, his arrogance dissipated.
"I never expected Forest Sage King Hamusuke to be so difficult to deal with."
From the very beginning, Forest Sage King Hamusuke had not used its full strength. Tang Zheng could clearly sense that it had been treating the fight as a game.
Yet even so, the speed and power it had displayed were far superior to his own, not to mention its ridiculous defensive power.
"Now that I have the skill, the next phase of the plan should work."
Tang Zheng flew quickly through the air, arriving above the eastern region of the Touv Great Forest.
From his vantage point in the sky, he looked down toward a conspicuous "forest fissure" in the depths of the jungle below.
Hobgoblin Aguro's description had been correct. That was the territory of another of the forest's dominators: Troll Gu.
(end of chapter)
2024-12-04 Author: Amnesty L
Chapter 136: Defense Unbroken, "Charm Species" Acquired (A makeup chapter for last night)
Bang!
Tang Zheng raised the iron sword in his hand to block. A sharp, grayish-black glint of cold light collided with the iron sword, letting out a muffled sound.
Krr-ack—krr-ack!
After the brief collision, several notches were chipped into the iron sword's blade.
The heavy force made Tang Zheng's arms go numb.
The silvery-white figure, seemingly surprised that its attack had been blocked, ceased its assault.
Seizing the opportunity, Tang Zheng quickly retreated to create distance. He glanced at the deep notches on his iron sword, and his eyelid twitched.
"I had thought those bothersome ogres had trespassed into my territory again."
"To think it was you, a human, controlling them. You must be a magic caster to be able to block my last strike."
A cold, curious voice rang out.
Tang Zheng looked up at the figure before him, his eyelid twitching uncontrollably once more.
This was a monster covered in silvery-white fur, standing over two meters tall. Its appearance was indeed somewhat similar to a hamster.
But it was completely different from the cute image seen in the anime!
Its thick forelimbs hung casually at its sides, and from each finger extended sharp, grayish-black claws over a meter long.
Remnants of flesh from ogre corpses still clung to them.
Its most striking feature, however, was its tail. It swayed like a long snake, was covered in scales, and reached a length of twenty meters.
Amidst the silvery-white fur, faint, silver-glowing magical markings would flash from time to time.
At a glance, it gave off an inexplicable sense of terror and awe.
Perhaps in the eyes of the Bone King, the Forest Sage King Hamusuke before him was indeed a cute monster. But in Tang Zheng's eyes, the creature had absolutely nothing to do with the word "cute."
"Are you struck with fear and awe upon witnessing my magnificent form?"
Seeing Tang Zheng staring at it in a daze, Forest Sage King Hamusuke looked somewhat smug. It seemed to have not interacted with another creature for a long time, as it began to ramble, "Hahaha, you are filled with fear and surprise, are you not?"
"Seeing as you're scared speechless, as an invader of my territory, I can grant you a painless death."
"Obediently become the food in my belly."
Hearing the rambling voice of Forest Sage King Hamusuke, Tang Zheng let out a light breath and casually tossed the iron sword in his hand to the ground.
"Oh, have you given up even resisting?"
"I thought someone who could withstand one of my blows would be a strong human with some fighting spirit."
Forest Sage King Hamusuke seemed a little disappointed.
"I'm just switching my sword," Tang Zheng said, wiping a hand at his waist as another iron sword appeared in his grip. "Speaking of which, you're really long-winded."
"Long-winded?"
"What does that mean? Is it a peculiar turn of phrase among you humans? It doesn't sound like a compliment."
Forest Sage King Hamusuke's black, beastly eyes turned cold. "I'd better turn you into food quickly. A strong human like you should taste better."
Bang!
Forest Sage King Hamusuke's figure blurred, charging forward in an instant. Its massive body lunged, bringing with it a fierce gale.
"Dark Wave!"
Tang Zheng's eyes flashed as he let out a low shout.
A dark energy wave rapidly spread out from Tang Zheng, sweeping over the charging Forest Sage King Hamusuke.
The enormous figure halted abruptly, frozen in place.
However, unlike others who had been hit by Dark Wave before, Forest Sage King Hamusuke's body stiffened, but its eyes showed no sign of confusion.
"Wh... What is this?" A trace of astonishment entered Forest Sage King Hamusuke's voice.
"The fear debuff didn't work?"
The thought flashed through Tang Zheng's mind, but his actions didn't hesitate in the slightest. He stepped forward, leaning in, and fiercely swung the iron sword in his hand.
"Fast Slash!"
The iron sword cut through the air and struck hard against its chest, triggering double curse damage.
Clang—
A small tuft of silver fur was sliced off.
When Tang Zheng saw that his strike hadn't even broken the skin of Forest Sage King Hamusuke, his expression froze.
This defense is just ridiculous!
The attack power of that strike was definitely his strongest offensive move at the moment.
The defensive power of Body Armament!
The thought flashed through Tang Zheng's mind. It was one of the creature's innate passive abilities.
Boom!
As the attack ended, Forest Sage King Hamusuke recovered from the movement restriction state. It immediately retreated, a hint of panic in its beastly eyes.
Clearly, the previous state had frightened it.
"What did you do to me just now? You lowly human!" Forest Sage King Hamusuke's lighthearted tone vanished, replaced by a vicious one.
Only after noticing that it hadn't sustained any damage did its tense expression relax.
"Damn you!"
"You're not the only one with such an ability."
Forest Sage King Hamusuke let out a great cry, and a small, magic-circle-shaped rune appeared on its body.
"Charm Species!"
Facing the mind control magic released by his opponent, Tang Zheng's solemn expression relaxed as he immediately activated his own magic.
"Undying Spirit!"
According to the light novel version, because Forest Sage King Hamusuke lacked the talent of a magic caster, its "Charm Species" was very weak and could only control small animals.
But this was reality.
Tang Zheng wasn't about to gamble on that being true. He simultaneously glanced at his status panel, a thought flashing through his mind.
[Skill Points: 39→38]
...
Skill: Charm Species (Fourth Tier)
Cost: 20 MP
Description: Can apply a charming mental control effect to any race.
...
Got it!
Among the opponents he had faced before, whether it was Khajiit of Zuranon or that Forest Gnome, both could use the magic of "Human Racial Charm."
The reason he hadn't learned it was, of course, that he had his eyes on this higher-tier and more versatile charm magic.
This was precisely why Tang Zheng had forced Forest Sage King Hamusuke out into the open. The only thing he hadn't expected was that he couldn't even break its defense.
"Time to retreat."
Tang Zheng quickly fell back, grabbing the small imp-hound and chanting in a low voice, "Flight!"
Blue magic power swiftly enveloped his entire body.
In the blink of an eye, Tang Zheng soared into the air, flying rapidly toward the sky.
"Get down here!"
"You bastard human!"
Forest Sage King Hamusuke reacted at this moment, hurriedly whipping its tail toward Tang Zheng in the sky, but it was a step too slow.
The length of its tail could no longer reach Tang Zheng, who had already flown above the forest.
An angry roar echoed from the jungle below.
Tang Zheng hovered in mid-air, looking down at the silvery-white figure in the jungle below as it rampaged through the dense woods, utterly helpless.
This was the advantage of having the right skills for different situations.
Tang Zheng exhaled, looked up to confirm the direction of the eastern side of the Touv Great Forest, and flew east with the small imp-hound.
The whisper of the wind continuously brushed past his ears.
Looking down at the vast, lush green jungle below and the boundless azure sky above, especially while bathed in sunlight, gave Tang Zheng an indescribable sense of liberation and novelty.
"The changes brought by supernatural power are truly intoxicating. It makes this world feel more and more real," Tang Zheng sighed. Recalling the recent combat, his arrogance dissipated.
"I never expected Forest Sage King Hamusuke to be so difficult to deal with."
From the very beginning, Forest Sage King Hamusuke had not used its full strength. Tang Zheng could clearly sense that it had been treating the fight as a game.
Yet even so, the speed and power it had displayed were far superior to his own, not to mention its ridiculous defensive power.
"Now that I have the skill, the next phase of the plan should work."
Tang Zheng flew quickly through the air, arriving above the eastern region of the Touv Great Forest.
From his vantage point in the sky, he looked down toward a conspicuous "forest fissure" in the depths of the jungle below.
Hobgoblin Aguro's description had been correct. That was the territory of another of the forest's dominators: Troll Gu.
(end of chapter)
