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Chapter 147
Chapter 145: The Troublesome Hamsuke, "Blindness," Defeated
Two figures collided in an instant.
The impact from Tang Zheng’s rapid descent, combined with the passive skills "Aura of Courage" and "Weapon Extra Specialization," produced nearly triple his normal attack power.
*Boom!*
A deafening crash echoed through the woods. A powerful shockwave erupted with the two at its center, instantly stripping the surrounding bizarrely shaped trees of their dense foliage and shredding it to pieces.
The area was left completely bare!
Forest Sage King Hamsuke let out a shriek. The astonishing force slammed its sharp, swinging forelimbs back against its own chest.
*Thump-thump-thump...*
Forest Sage King Hamsuke’s seemingly obese, oval body was sent flying like a rubber ball, crashing through dozens of trees before finally coming to a stop.
“I’m so mad!”
“How did your strength suddenly get so great!”
Forest Sage King Hamsuke roared in fury. It scrambled up from the ground, shaking off the wood chips and leafy debris as it glared at Tang Zheng with fierce, gleaming eyes.
“Even an attack of that level didn’t cause any significant injuries.” Tang Zheng’s eyelid twitched as he saw the distant Forest Sage King Hamsuke, who was almost completely unscathed.
Just how thick was this thing’s hide?
Tang Zheng suddenly recalled that in the past, even the two-handed greatsword the Bone King had created with the seventh-tier magic, "High-Tier Item Creation," couldn’t easily break through Forest Sage King Hamsuke’s defense.
“To think you could send me flying… It seems you used some sort of technique, but you can be proud of yourself, powerful human.”
The whiskers on both sides of Forest Sage King Hamsuke’s cheeks stood on end, a sign of its immense anger. “I shall savor your taste.”
The moment it finished speaking, Forest Sage King Hamsuke’s body sank low.
A black afterimage shot out from behind Forest Sage King Hamsuke, moving at an extraordinary speed. In the blink of an eye, it was right in front of Tang Zheng.
*Bang!*
He quickly swung his magic greatsword to block, but a blackish-gray, scale-covered tail slammed heavily against it, making his arm sink.
Tang Zheng swung the magic greatsword, deflecting the blackish-gray tail to the side, and quickly charged forward, preparing to close in on Forest Sage King Hamsuke again.
*Whoosh!*
Tang Zheng’s eyelid twitched. He forcefully halted his charge and kicked off the ground, leaping backward.
That thick, blackish-gray tail had bent flexibly in mid-air, sweeping at him from the side.
He once again swung his magic greatsword to meet the tail, producing a dull thud!
However!
With an extremely nimble movement, like the body of a pliant snake, the thick tail swiftly coiled around the magic greatsword in Tang Zheng’s hands and yanked it downward.
Having just changed his momentum, Tang Zheng had not yet regained his footing. This sudden downward pull threw him off balance, and he tilted forward uncontrollably, crashing toward the tail wrapped around his magic greatsword.
*Clang! Clang!*
In that instant!
The dense layers of scales on the blackish-gray tail all stood on end, transforming into countless sharp blades.
“Instant Reflection!”
Tang Zheng’s gaze sharpened. A blue light flashed across his body, and his forward-tilting, unbalanced state was forcibly corrected, allowing him to plant his feet firmly.
Immediately after, Tang Zheng’s eyes turned cold. Gripping the hilt of his magic greatsword with both hands, he slammed it violently toward the ground.
The blade of the magic greatsword struck the tail wrapped around its body, clashing with the fine, blade-like scales. A piercing sound of scraping metal filled the air as dense sparks flew!
*Whoosh!*
The blackish-gray tail quickly uncoiled from the magic greatsword.
*Boom!*
A loud noise came from above as a shadow enveloped Tang Zheng.
Forest Sage King Hamsuke, which had been far away, had performed a mighty leap, easily clearing over ten meters to appear directly above him, crashing down with immense weight.
“Blindness!” Forest Sage King Hamsuke’s somewhat sharp cry rang out, and a pattern resembling a magic circle flashed across its body.
Not good!
Tang Zheng’s heart skipped a beat. He felt his vision darken as his sight rapidly faded. He had almost forgotten that this giant hamster had other magical means.
This wasn’t mental-type magic, but a debuff, so "Undead Spirit" could not be used to defend against it.
On his status panel, "Divine Blessing Body" pulsed faintly!
This was a passive ability that could reduce the effect of all debuffs by half.
Tang Zheng, who should have completely lost his sight, now felt as though a semi-transparent membrane was covering his eyes. His vision was still extremely blurry.
The sound of Forest Sage King Hamsuke’s descent reached Tang Zheng’s ears. Due to the sudden impairment of his vision, his evasive maneuver was a beat too slow.
Even if he could have dodged completely, with his vision currently blurred, Tang Zheng couldn't accurately observe Forest Sage King Hamsuke’s attack patterns.
“Impure Impact Shield!”
Tang Zheng let out a cold shout.
*Boom!*
A black energy shockwave instantly spread out in all directions with Tang Zheng at its center.
“What is this—Ah!”
Forest Sage King Hamsuke, still falling from the sky, had no time to react before it was blasted away once more by this irresistible force, crashing into the woods dozens of meters away with a tremendous thud.
“Flight!” Tang Zheng cast the spell, leaving the ground and swiftly ascending into the air.
Dizzy and disoriented, Forest Sage King Hamsuke climbed to its feet, coughing up a mouthful of blood. The powerful impact had clearly caused it some internal injuries.
*Bang!*
The ground trembled, sending rotten leaves flying.
Forest Sage King Hamsuke scrambled on all fours, its eyes bloodshot as it charged out from the distant woods toward Tang Zheng's previous position, only to find it empty.
“Detestable human! Get down here!”
Forest Sage King Hamsuke finally noticed Tang Zheng hovering high above and roared in fury.
Faced with the yelling from below, Tang Zheng chose to ignore it. He waited for about five or six minutes until the effect of "Blindness" had completely subsided.
He looked down.
Forest Sage King Hamsuke’s crimson gaze met Tang Zheng’s icy one.
In that brief moment!
“Die!”
Tang Zheng dove down again, this time even faster than before. The powerful airflow caused his loose robes to flap noisily.
“Get down here!”
Forest Sage King Hamsuke reared up, raising its two forelimbs to reveal sharp black claws. At the same time, it lowered its body, and its scale-covered tail shot up toward the sky.
The black afterimage of the tail became a whip that cracked the air before it, striking straight ahead!
Tang Zheng’s descending figure sidestepped, avoiding the tail's direct attack.
With Tang Zheng's diving speed, the twenty-meter height was closed in a single breath, and they were in front of each other.
At the same time!
Forest Sage King Hamsuke swung its forelimbs, its ten sharp nails glinting as they slashed forward. Meanwhile, the tail that had shot out also bent sharply in mid-air, forming a pincer attack from both front and back.
The same attack method as before!
In that short time, Forest Sage King Hamsuke had already devised a countermeasure. Its bloodshot eyes revealed a look of excited ferocity.
Suddenly!
Forest Sage King Hamsuke noticed that the detestable human who had rushed before it had a meaningful taunt in his eyes.
“Do you know why I used the same attack method!”
Tang Zheng’s voice rang out as he shouted, “Dark Wave!”
*Swish!*
An impact of dark energy formed from a curse passed through Forest Sage King Hamsuke’s body. Both its tail arcing back down and its swinging forelimbs froze in place.
“Of course, it was to lure you in!”
“Did you really think you were invincible just because of your defensive ability!”
The magic greatsword in Tang Zheng’s hand vanished, replaced by a common iron sword. A cold glint flashed in his eyes as he aimed for Forest Sage King Hamsuke’s eye. “Four Light Consecutive Slashes: Break!”
Four sharp sword glints appeared in mid-air, instantly merging into one and stabbing toward Forest Sage King Hamsuke’s eye!
This attack had been prepared specifically to deal with Forest Sage King Hamsuke’s troublesome defense!
In the anime, Brain used the "Domain" skill to increase his precision and achieve such an effect. Tang Zheng, however, used the opposite method.
"Four Light Consecutive Slashes" appeared to be four slashes delivered in an instant, but in reality, each attack had a sequence.
When his level was low, Tang Zheng couldn't perceive this variation, but as his strength increased, the sequence of the four slashes became clear.
It sounds complicated!
In practice, he was using his superior base stats to merge the trajectories of the four slashes into one. Simply put, he was forcing all four slashes to land on the exact same spot, creating a heavy, focused blow.
He had learned this from Gagaran of the Blue Rose, who could unleash a storm-like, 15-hit super consecutive attack.
*Screee!*
The sword blade hissed as it tore through the air!
The only thing Forest Sage King Hamsuke could do was subconsciously shut its eyes, but its eyelid's defense was clearly insufficient to block this long-planned strike!
The eyelid was torn apart in an instant!
The fist-sized eyeball was exposed before the sword blade and pierced through in a flash.
“Ahhhh!!!”
Intense, sharp pain instantly flooded Forest Sage King Hamsuke’s entire body, causing it to let out a blood-curdling scream that echoed through the jungle.
Just as Tang Zheng was about to thrust deeper and pierce through its head in one go!
Under the immense pain, and at the very moment the curse status disappeared, Forest Sage King Hamsuke twisted its body, flinging the iron sword out of its eye socket.
Screaming, it turned and fled into the depths of the jungle!
(end of chapter)
Two figures collided in an instant.
The impact from Tang Zheng’s rapid descent, combined with the passive skills "Aura of Courage" and "Weapon Extra Specialization," produced nearly triple his normal attack power.
*Boom!*
A deafening crash echoed through the woods. A powerful shockwave erupted with the two at its center, instantly stripping the surrounding bizarrely shaped trees of their dense foliage and shredding it to pieces.
The area was left completely bare!
Forest Sage King Hamsuke let out a shriek. The astonishing force slammed its sharp, swinging forelimbs back against its own chest.
*Thump-thump-thump...*
Forest Sage King Hamsuke’s seemingly obese, oval body was sent flying like a rubber ball, crashing through dozens of trees before finally coming to a stop.
“I’m so mad!”
“How did your strength suddenly get so great!”
Forest Sage King Hamsuke roared in fury. It scrambled up from the ground, shaking off the wood chips and leafy debris as it glared at Tang Zheng with fierce, gleaming eyes.
“Even an attack of that level didn’t cause any significant injuries.” Tang Zheng’s eyelid twitched as he saw the distant Forest Sage King Hamsuke, who was almost completely unscathed.
Just how thick was this thing’s hide?
Tang Zheng suddenly recalled that in the past, even the two-handed greatsword the Bone King had created with the seventh-tier magic, "High-Tier Item Creation," couldn’t easily break through Forest Sage King Hamsuke’s defense.
“To think you could send me flying… It seems you used some sort of technique, but you can be proud of yourself, powerful human.”
The whiskers on both sides of Forest Sage King Hamsuke’s cheeks stood on end, a sign of its immense anger. “I shall savor your taste.”
The moment it finished speaking, Forest Sage King Hamsuke’s body sank low.
A black afterimage shot out from behind Forest Sage King Hamsuke, moving at an extraordinary speed. In the blink of an eye, it was right in front of Tang Zheng.
*Bang!*
He quickly swung his magic greatsword to block, but a blackish-gray, scale-covered tail slammed heavily against it, making his arm sink.
Tang Zheng swung the magic greatsword, deflecting the blackish-gray tail to the side, and quickly charged forward, preparing to close in on Forest Sage King Hamsuke again.
*Whoosh!*
Tang Zheng’s eyelid twitched. He forcefully halted his charge and kicked off the ground, leaping backward.
That thick, blackish-gray tail had bent flexibly in mid-air, sweeping at him from the side.
He once again swung his magic greatsword to meet the tail, producing a dull thud!
However!
With an extremely nimble movement, like the body of a pliant snake, the thick tail swiftly coiled around the magic greatsword in Tang Zheng’s hands and yanked it downward.
Having just changed his momentum, Tang Zheng had not yet regained his footing. This sudden downward pull threw him off balance, and he tilted forward uncontrollably, crashing toward the tail wrapped around his magic greatsword.
*Clang! Clang!*
In that instant!
The dense layers of scales on the blackish-gray tail all stood on end, transforming into countless sharp blades.
“Instant Reflection!”
Tang Zheng’s gaze sharpened. A blue light flashed across his body, and his forward-tilting, unbalanced state was forcibly corrected, allowing him to plant his feet firmly.
Immediately after, Tang Zheng’s eyes turned cold. Gripping the hilt of his magic greatsword with both hands, he slammed it violently toward the ground.
The blade of the magic greatsword struck the tail wrapped around its body, clashing with the fine, blade-like scales. A piercing sound of scraping metal filled the air as dense sparks flew!
*Whoosh!*
The blackish-gray tail quickly uncoiled from the magic greatsword.
*Boom!*
A loud noise came from above as a shadow enveloped Tang Zheng.
Forest Sage King Hamsuke, which had been far away, had performed a mighty leap, easily clearing over ten meters to appear directly above him, crashing down with immense weight.
“Blindness!” Forest Sage King Hamsuke’s somewhat sharp cry rang out, and a pattern resembling a magic circle flashed across its body.
Not good!
Tang Zheng’s heart skipped a beat. He felt his vision darken as his sight rapidly faded. He had almost forgotten that this giant hamster had other magical means.
This wasn’t mental-type magic, but a debuff, so "Undead Spirit" could not be used to defend against it.
On his status panel, "Divine Blessing Body" pulsed faintly!
This was a passive ability that could reduce the effect of all debuffs by half.
Tang Zheng, who should have completely lost his sight, now felt as though a semi-transparent membrane was covering his eyes. His vision was still extremely blurry.
The sound of Forest Sage King Hamsuke’s descent reached Tang Zheng’s ears. Due to the sudden impairment of his vision, his evasive maneuver was a beat too slow.
Even if he could have dodged completely, with his vision currently blurred, Tang Zheng couldn't accurately observe Forest Sage King Hamsuke’s attack patterns.
“Impure Impact Shield!”
Tang Zheng let out a cold shout.
*Boom!*
A black energy shockwave instantly spread out in all directions with Tang Zheng at its center.
“What is this—Ah!”
Forest Sage King Hamsuke, still falling from the sky, had no time to react before it was blasted away once more by this irresistible force, crashing into the woods dozens of meters away with a tremendous thud.
“Flight!” Tang Zheng cast the spell, leaving the ground and swiftly ascending into the air.
Dizzy and disoriented, Forest Sage King Hamsuke climbed to its feet, coughing up a mouthful of blood. The powerful impact had clearly caused it some internal injuries.
*Bang!*
The ground trembled, sending rotten leaves flying.
Forest Sage King Hamsuke scrambled on all fours, its eyes bloodshot as it charged out from the distant woods toward Tang Zheng's previous position, only to find it empty.
“Detestable human! Get down here!”
Forest Sage King Hamsuke finally noticed Tang Zheng hovering high above and roared in fury.
Faced with the yelling from below, Tang Zheng chose to ignore it. He waited for about five or six minutes until the effect of "Blindness" had completely subsided.
He looked down.
Forest Sage King Hamsuke’s crimson gaze met Tang Zheng’s icy one.
In that brief moment!
“Die!”
Tang Zheng dove down again, this time even faster than before. The powerful airflow caused his loose robes to flap noisily.
“Get down here!”
Forest Sage King Hamsuke reared up, raising its two forelimbs to reveal sharp black claws. At the same time, it lowered its body, and its scale-covered tail shot up toward the sky.
The black afterimage of the tail became a whip that cracked the air before it, striking straight ahead!
Tang Zheng’s descending figure sidestepped, avoiding the tail's direct attack.
With Tang Zheng's diving speed, the twenty-meter height was closed in a single breath, and they were in front of each other.
At the same time!
Forest Sage King Hamsuke swung its forelimbs, its ten sharp nails glinting as they slashed forward. Meanwhile, the tail that had shot out also bent sharply in mid-air, forming a pincer attack from both front and back.
The same attack method as before!
In that short time, Forest Sage King Hamsuke had already devised a countermeasure. Its bloodshot eyes revealed a look of excited ferocity.
Suddenly!
Forest Sage King Hamsuke noticed that the detestable human who had rushed before it had a meaningful taunt in his eyes.
“Do you know why I used the same attack method!”
Tang Zheng’s voice rang out as he shouted, “Dark Wave!”
*Swish!*
An impact of dark energy formed from a curse passed through Forest Sage King Hamsuke’s body. Both its tail arcing back down and its swinging forelimbs froze in place.
“Of course, it was to lure you in!”
“Did you really think you were invincible just because of your defensive ability!”
The magic greatsword in Tang Zheng’s hand vanished, replaced by a common iron sword. A cold glint flashed in his eyes as he aimed for Forest Sage King Hamsuke’s eye. “Four Light Consecutive Slashes: Break!”
Four sharp sword glints appeared in mid-air, instantly merging into one and stabbing toward Forest Sage King Hamsuke’s eye!
This attack had been prepared specifically to deal with Forest Sage King Hamsuke’s troublesome defense!
In the anime, Brain used the "Domain" skill to increase his precision and achieve such an effect. Tang Zheng, however, used the opposite method.
"Four Light Consecutive Slashes" appeared to be four slashes delivered in an instant, but in reality, each attack had a sequence.
When his level was low, Tang Zheng couldn't perceive this variation, but as his strength increased, the sequence of the four slashes became clear.
It sounds complicated!
In practice, he was using his superior base stats to merge the trajectories of the four slashes into one. Simply put, he was forcing all four slashes to land on the exact same spot, creating a heavy, focused blow.
He had learned this from Gagaran of the Blue Rose, who could unleash a storm-like, 15-hit super consecutive attack.
*Screee!*
The sword blade hissed as it tore through the air!
The only thing Forest Sage King Hamsuke could do was subconsciously shut its eyes, but its eyelid's defense was clearly insufficient to block this long-planned strike!
The eyelid was torn apart in an instant!
The fist-sized eyeball was exposed before the sword blade and pierced through in a flash.
“Ahhhh!!!”
Intense, sharp pain instantly flooded Forest Sage King Hamsuke’s entire body, causing it to let out a blood-curdling scream that echoed through the jungle.
Just as Tang Zheng was about to thrust deeper and pierce through its head in one go!
Under the immense pain, and at the very moment the curse status disappeared, Forest Sage King Hamsuke twisted its body, flinging the iron sword out of its eye socket.
Screaming, it turned and fled into the depths of the jungle!
(end of chapter)
