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Chapter 140
Chapter 139: The Trolls' Great Laughter, The Difference in Power Tiers
In the face of the roars from his troll subordinates.
Troll Gu's demonic face revealed ferocious, bright yellow pupils. He glanced only briefly at Tang Zheng before his gaze fell upon the Flame Archangel.
Compared to the human, Tang Zheng, the Flame Archangel was clearly of greater interest to Troll Gu.
“You wretched human, and that shiny thing. You weaklings who have invaded my territory have disturbed the great Dominator Gu.”
Troll Gu spoke, his tone filled with annoyance and rage, “Seize them for me!”
The three ogres of the lowest status in the group immediately raised the giant wooden clubs in their hands and charged forward, howling.
“I actually wanted to discuss something with you, but it seems we won’t be able to have a normal conversation without a fight first,” Tang Zheng said, waving his arm with a blank expression.
*Swoosh!*
The Flame Archangel beat its wings and met the charge.
Just as it was about to make contact with the three ogres, the Flame Archangel gave a powerful flap of its wings and soared rapidly into the sky.
This caused the three ogres’ swings to miss their mark. They raised their heads in a daze, staring at the Flame Archangel above.
In that instant!
The Flame Archangel descended swiftly, diving down upon the head of one ogre and fiercely swinging its flame sword.
The ogre, with its head tilted back, had no time to adjust its posture. The flaming sword blade slashed across its thick neck.
*Pfft!*
Its head flew off as a fountain of crimson blood erupted into the air.
「Experience Gained: 356」
*Bang! Bang!*
The other two ogres, completely unfazed by their companion's death, roared and swung their thick wooden clubs at the descending Flame Archangel, striking its body heavily.
The two heavy blows forced the Flame Archangel's body back a few steps, but its bright silver armor was left without a single mark of damage.
These three ogres seemed a bit stronger than ordinary ones, but compared to the Flame Archangel (Level 21), which excelled at defense and was of a higher level, they were far inferior.
A moment later.
The two ogres were successively executed by the Flame Archangel.
Thick, viscous blood flowed from the three ogre corpses, creating a pungent, bloody stench that blended into the already foul air.
「Experience Gained: 362」
「Experience Gained: 377」
【Experience Bar: 2918/30000】
“Scentless.”
Tang Zheng began to walk forward as a glimmer of magic power flashed over his body.
This magic could eliminate his own scent and, conveniently, block out some of the smells from the outside world.
“Although killing you would easily grant me a lot of Experience, I’m not fond of killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.”
With a flick of his wrist, Tang Zheng’s right hand, hidden beneath his loose cleric robes, was now holding an iron sword.
“Besides, if you all die, this eastern region of the Great Forest of Tob will lose your deterrent presence, which would likely cause a massive upheaval.”
“That would also be a matter worth worrying about and considering.”
“So…”
Tang Zheng walked to a spot beneath the hovering Flame Archangel and looked at the group of trolls before him, his tone seemingly one of negotiation.
“Would you be willing to submit to me, everyone?”
The air instantly fell silent.
Even the trolls, who didn't seem particularly intelligent, were momentarily stunned by Tang Zheng's arrogant and conceited words.
“Gyahahaha!”
“Hahaha, what is he saying?”
“Have lowly humans become this arrogant now?”
“I want to eat him, gyahaha.”
“…”
“He thinks he’s something special just because he killed a few weak ogres.”
The brief silence was followed by a roar of laughter from the trolls.
This group of trolls clearly didn't care in the slightest about the deaths of the three ogres. To them, the previous battle was nothing more than a rare diversion from their boring life in the jungle.
The one laughing the loudest was, naturally, Troll Gu.
“This human is far more interesting than those inferior beings we caught before, who only knew how to scream and wail.”
Troll Gu set his greatsword down, slamming it heavily onto the ground. He crossed his arms and let out a great laugh, which was immediately followed by a tremendous, furious roar.
“You idiotic inferior being!!”
“How dare you say such things to the great Dominator Gu! Do you think you understand the gap between us just because you killed those three weak pieces of trash?!”
“Seize this arrogant inferior being! I want to listen to his wails as I crush him and eat him, piece by piece.”
Troll Gu roared at the top of his lungs.
“Gyahaha!” One of the ordinary trolls behind him shot out at once, charging with its muscular, dark-green arms spread wide in savage excitement.
*Thump! Thump!*
The troll’s body was even larger and more robust than an ogre’s. As it ran, its footsteps caused the ground to tremble continuously.
“Human, human, I’ll kill you!”
“And the shiny, strange thing too!”
The troll opened its mouth, drool dripping as it bellowed ferociously.
Although its body was larger, the troll was surprisingly more agile than the bulky ogre, and a fair bit faster.
In just a few great strides of its charge.
The troll appeared right in front of Tang Zheng, its massive figure pouncing forward.
Faced with this undisguised, purely brute-force style of combat.
Tang Zheng sidestepped to the left, easily dodging the troll’s pounce, and swung the iron sword in his right hand.
*Puchi!*
The blade of the iron sword sliced through the skin on the right side of the troll's chest. As if affected by some kind of power, the edges of the wound peeled outward, exposing some of the flesh within and making the wound look particularly gruesome. This was the effect of 「Weapon Extra Specialization」!
*Bang!*
The troll, having missed its target, couldn't stop its forward momentum and stumbled to the ground, tumbling head over heels.
*Crack!*
A string of blood beads slid down the sword blade, and then dense cracks spread across the sword, which shattered into a shower of fragments.
Tang Zheng looked at the hilt remaining in his hand with a hint of resignation. “Good thing I earned some money in the Imperial Capital. Otherwise, a Gold-rank adventurer couldn’t possibly afford this kind of cost.”
Behind him.
The troll shook its head and got back up from the ground. The peeled-back laceration on its chest was healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
“That kind of simple injury is useless against us.”
“What an arrogant guy!”
“His weapon actually broke? Gyahaha!”
Seeing this, the other trolls burst into laughter once again.
“Die!!”
The troll stared at Tang Zheng’s back, its already fierce expression becoming even more savage. It spread its arms and pounced again.
However!
After just two steps, a pained expression appeared on the troll's face, as if it had suffered some indescribable damage.
The next moment.
The troll staggered and collapsed.
*Thud!*
Hearing the commotion behind him, Tang Zheng took a step to his right. The troll’s body fell right at his feet, kicking up a cloud of dust.
「Experience Gained: 596」
He waved his arm, dispelling the dust.
Tang Zheng lifted his foot and stepped on the head of the now-dead troll beside him. “Now, can we talk, Troll Gu?”
Ahead.
The laughter of the trolls abruptly ceased. They stared at Tang Zheng with expressions of disbelief and shock.
“What did you do? You despicable human!”
“Was that magic?!” Troll Gu roared, his face also showing astonishment.
“It is the power of death.” Another iron sword appeared in Tang Zheng's hand.
“Your regeneration ability is indeed formidable, but it’s completely useless against me. As long as I lightly scratch you—even the tiniest wound—you will die!”
“This isn't a matter of who is stronger.”
“It’s a gap in the power tier. If you can block it, you live. If you can't, you die. It’s a pity that you have neither resistance to curses nor resistance to instant death.”
“You don’t even have the thick fur of that fat rat.”
Tang Zheng casually swung the iron sword in his hand and shrugged.
This was the “Instant Death Curse” power that his Cursed Knight class contained after being raised to Level 5.
Simple! Direct!
The ordinary trolls behind Troll Gu all took a step back in terror, their faces filled with dread.
“Die, human!”
Troll Gu was not intimidated. Instead, he pulled his greatsword from the ground and charged at Tang Zheng, roaring.
Tang Zheng let out a breath. “A fellow with a brain the size of a walnut.”
*Omm—*
A wave of magic power emanated from his body.
“Charm Species!”
An invisible wave of mental power spread out, instantly enveloping the charging Troll Gu.
He had no power to resist.
Troll Gu's charge came to a halt, and he stood in place, his gaze somewhat dazed.
“You lot, go and gather all the ogres in this forest!”
Tang Zheng walked expressionlessly to Troll Gu's side and spoke to the panicked trolls standing at the entrance of the cave.
The trolls looked at each other, their gazes filled with hostility yet also fear. None of them moved.
Seeing this.
Tang Zheng raised a hand and patted the Troll Gu beside him.
“Do as he says!”
A hint of a daze was still in Troll Gu’s eyes, but he still roared the order.
The group of trolls looked at each other again, then finally began to move, heading out one by one into the outer parts of the forest.
(end of chapter)
In the face of the roars from his troll subordinates.
Troll Gu's demonic face revealed ferocious, bright yellow pupils. He glanced only briefly at Tang Zheng before his gaze fell upon the Flame Archangel.
Compared to the human, Tang Zheng, the Flame Archangel was clearly of greater interest to Troll Gu.
“You wretched human, and that shiny thing. You weaklings who have invaded my territory have disturbed the great Dominator Gu.”
Troll Gu spoke, his tone filled with annoyance and rage, “Seize them for me!”
The three ogres of the lowest status in the group immediately raised the giant wooden clubs in their hands and charged forward, howling.
“I actually wanted to discuss something with you, but it seems we won’t be able to have a normal conversation without a fight first,” Tang Zheng said, waving his arm with a blank expression.
*Swoosh!*
The Flame Archangel beat its wings and met the charge.
Just as it was about to make contact with the three ogres, the Flame Archangel gave a powerful flap of its wings and soared rapidly into the sky.
This caused the three ogres’ swings to miss their mark. They raised their heads in a daze, staring at the Flame Archangel above.
In that instant!
The Flame Archangel descended swiftly, diving down upon the head of one ogre and fiercely swinging its flame sword.
The ogre, with its head tilted back, had no time to adjust its posture. The flaming sword blade slashed across its thick neck.
*Pfft!*
Its head flew off as a fountain of crimson blood erupted into the air.
「Experience Gained: 356」
*Bang! Bang!*
The other two ogres, completely unfazed by their companion's death, roared and swung their thick wooden clubs at the descending Flame Archangel, striking its body heavily.
The two heavy blows forced the Flame Archangel's body back a few steps, but its bright silver armor was left without a single mark of damage.
These three ogres seemed a bit stronger than ordinary ones, but compared to the Flame Archangel (Level 21), which excelled at defense and was of a higher level, they were far inferior.
A moment later.
The two ogres were successively executed by the Flame Archangel.
Thick, viscous blood flowed from the three ogre corpses, creating a pungent, bloody stench that blended into the already foul air.
「Experience Gained: 362」
「Experience Gained: 377」
【Experience Bar: 2918/30000】
“Scentless.”
Tang Zheng began to walk forward as a glimmer of magic power flashed over his body.
This magic could eliminate his own scent and, conveniently, block out some of the smells from the outside world.
“Although killing you would easily grant me a lot of Experience, I’m not fond of killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.”
With a flick of his wrist, Tang Zheng’s right hand, hidden beneath his loose cleric robes, was now holding an iron sword.
“Besides, if you all die, this eastern region of the Great Forest of Tob will lose your deterrent presence, which would likely cause a massive upheaval.”
“That would also be a matter worth worrying about and considering.”
“So…”
Tang Zheng walked to a spot beneath the hovering Flame Archangel and looked at the group of trolls before him, his tone seemingly one of negotiation.
“Would you be willing to submit to me, everyone?”
The air instantly fell silent.
Even the trolls, who didn't seem particularly intelligent, were momentarily stunned by Tang Zheng's arrogant and conceited words.
“Gyahahaha!”
“Hahaha, what is he saying?”
“Have lowly humans become this arrogant now?”
“I want to eat him, gyahaha.”
“…”
“He thinks he’s something special just because he killed a few weak ogres.”
The brief silence was followed by a roar of laughter from the trolls.
This group of trolls clearly didn't care in the slightest about the deaths of the three ogres. To them, the previous battle was nothing more than a rare diversion from their boring life in the jungle.
The one laughing the loudest was, naturally, Troll Gu.
“This human is far more interesting than those inferior beings we caught before, who only knew how to scream and wail.”
Troll Gu set his greatsword down, slamming it heavily onto the ground. He crossed his arms and let out a great laugh, which was immediately followed by a tremendous, furious roar.
“You idiotic inferior being!!”
“How dare you say such things to the great Dominator Gu! Do you think you understand the gap between us just because you killed those three weak pieces of trash?!”
“Seize this arrogant inferior being! I want to listen to his wails as I crush him and eat him, piece by piece.”
Troll Gu roared at the top of his lungs.
“Gyahaha!” One of the ordinary trolls behind him shot out at once, charging with its muscular, dark-green arms spread wide in savage excitement.
*Thump! Thump!*
The troll’s body was even larger and more robust than an ogre’s. As it ran, its footsteps caused the ground to tremble continuously.
“Human, human, I’ll kill you!”
“And the shiny, strange thing too!”
The troll opened its mouth, drool dripping as it bellowed ferociously.
Although its body was larger, the troll was surprisingly more agile than the bulky ogre, and a fair bit faster.
In just a few great strides of its charge.
The troll appeared right in front of Tang Zheng, its massive figure pouncing forward.
Faced with this undisguised, purely brute-force style of combat.
Tang Zheng sidestepped to the left, easily dodging the troll’s pounce, and swung the iron sword in his right hand.
*Puchi!*
The blade of the iron sword sliced through the skin on the right side of the troll's chest. As if affected by some kind of power, the edges of the wound peeled outward, exposing some of the flesh within and making the wound look particularly gruesome. This was the effect of 「Weapon Extra Specialization」!
*Bang!*
The troll, having missed its target, couldn't stop its forward momentum and stumbled to the ground, tumbling head over heels.
*Crack!*
A string of blood beads slid down the sword blade, and then dense cracks spread across the sword, which shattered into a shower of fragments.
Tang Zheng looked at the hilt remaining in his hand with a hint of resignation. “Good thing I earned some money in the Imperial Capital. Otherwise, a Gold-rank adventurer couldn’t possibly afford this kind of cost.”
Behind him.
The troll shook its head and got back up from the ground. The peeled-back laceration on its chest was healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
“That kind of simple injury is useless against us.”
“What an arrogant guy!”
“His weapon actually broke? Gyahaha!”
Seeing this, the other trolls burst into laughter once again.
“Die!!”
The troll stared at Tang Zheng’s back, its already fierce expression becoming even more savage. It spread its arms and pounced again.
However!
After just two steps, a pained expression appeared on the troll's face, as if it had suffered some indescribable damage.
The next moment.
The troll staggered and collapsed.
*Thud!*
Hearing the commotion behind him, Tang Zheng took a step to his right. The troll’s body fell right at his feet, kicking up a cloud of dust.
「Experience Gained: 596」
He waved his arm, dispelling the dust.
Tang Zheng lifted his foot and stepped on the head of the now-dead troll beside him. “Now, can we talk, Troll Gu?”
Ahead.
The laughter of the trolls abruptly ceased. They stared at Tang Zheng with expressions of disbelief and shock.
“What did you do? You despicable human!”
“Was that magic?!” Troll Gu roared, his face also showing astonishment.
“It is the power of death.” Another iron sword appeared in Tang Zheng's hand.
“Your regeneration ability is indeed formidable, but it’s completely useless against me. As long as I lightly scratch you—even the tiniest wound—you will die!”
“This isn't a matter of who is stronger.”
“It’s a gap in the power tier. If you can block it, you live. If you can't, you die. It’s a pity that you have neither resistance to curses nor resistance to instant death.”
“You don’t even have the thick fur of that fat rat.”
Tang Zheng casually swung the iron sword in his hand and shrugged.
This was the “Instant Death Curse” power that his Cursed Knight class contained after being raised to Level 5.
Simple! Direct!
The ordinary trolls behind Troll Gu all took a step back in terror, their faces filled with dread.
“Die, human!”
Troll Gu was not intimidated. Instead, he pulled his greatsword from the ground and charged at Tang Zheng, roaring.
Tang Zheng let out a breath. “A fellow with a brain the size of a walnut.”
*Omm—*
A wave of magic power emanated from his body.
“Charm Species!”
An invisible wave of mental power spread out, instantly enveloping the charging Troll Gu.
He had no power to resist.
Troll Gu's charge came to a halt, and he stood in place, his gaze somewhat dazed.
“You lot, go and gather all the ogres in this forest!”
Tang Zheng walked expressionlessly to Troll Gu's side and spoke to the panicked trolls standing at the entrance of the cave.
The trolls looked at each other, their gazes filled with hostility yet also fear. None of them moved.
Seeing this.
Tang Zheng raised a hand and patted the Troll Gu beside him.
“Do as he says!”
A hint of a daze was still in Troll Gu’s eyes, but he still roared the order.
The group of trolls looked at each other again, then finally began to move, heading out one by one into the outer parts of the forest.
(end of chapter)
