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Chapter 148
Chapter 146: I Won, My First Totem Tattoo
"Trying to run? It's too late for that!" Tang Zheng saw the rapidly fleeing Forest Sage King Hamsuke.
He immediately got up and prepared to give chase.
*Swoosh!*
The lashing tail whipped out, striking fiercely. Tang Zheng's eyelid twitched. He quickly threw aside the hilt of the iron sword in his hand, took out the magic greatsword again, and held it in front of him to block.
He found this magic greatsword quite easy to use, which was why he had switched to a common iron sword when using his Curse Power to attack.
Otherwise, this magic greatsword wouldn't last for more than a few uses.
*Bang!*
A heavy force struck the magic greatsword, surging through the blade.
Tang Zheng took several steps back to disperse the force. In that brief moment, the escaping Forest Sage King Hamsuke had already vanished.
"Does it have some kind of magic to conceal its presence?"
Tang Zheng scanned the area ahead but heard no sound at all.
"However, even with such magic, you won't escape." Tang Zheng's gaze was cold as he walked forward and crouched down to examine the ground.
There, on the ground, were scattered drops of fresh blood.
Even if it could hide its body, the blood dripping from its wounds could not be hidden along with it.
Curse Power suppressed healing effects!
Moreover, his Curse Power contained the might of the Instant Death Curse.
"To be able to escape while under the influence of the Instant Death Curse, Forest Sage King Hamsuke must truly have a certain resistance to debuffs."
Tang Zheng's eyes glinted as he looked at the residual blood on the ground. "Tracking!"
A Ranger ability.
Following the bloodstains, a faint route appeared in his vision.
Tang Zheng lifted his foot and quickly pursued it.
Within the vast, lush jungle.
One relentlessly fled while the other relentlessly pursued, causing a constant uproar of shrieking birds and roaring beasts throughout the jungle.
Forest Sage King Hamsuke was naturally very familiar with the territory it dominated.
It frequently led Tang Zheng into the territories of stronger monsters in the forest, or into the lairs of social creatures like the Gallows Spider or packs of Demonic Wolves.
As time went on!
The chase continued until night fell.
Tang Zheng's initial ease gradually turned to solemnity. He had thought that with the power of the Instant Death Curse, Forest Sage King Hamsuke wouldn't last long, even with some resistance.
The result!
Even now, Forest Sage King Hamsuke was still able to flee. Its resistance to debuffs far exceeded his expectations.
Night.
In the depths of the jungle, a human's vision was completely useless. All that met the eye was a profound and oppressive darkness.
Tang Zheng took out a magical monocle with the Night Vision ability and placed it over his left eye. The nocturnal environment immediately became clear.
He bent down and observed the blood on the ground.
Compared to the initial scattered drops, the blood trail had now become much larger.
"It seems you can't hold on for much longer either." Looking at the traces of blood, Tang Zheng realized that Forest Sage King Hamsuke's condition must be very poor.
Even if it didn't die immediately under the power of the Instant Death Curse, as long as the curse's power remained, it would continue to affect the injured party.
Until it reached the critical threshold for instant death.
This was a conclusion Tang Zheng had reached after experimenting with various monsters and beasts, just like with Leinas back then. As long as the curse wasn't removed, its effects would persist.
Of course!
During this process, Curse Power would also be consumed.
Passives like Tang Zheng's Complete Curse Resistance could ignore such effects, while abilities providing resistance to debuffs could also delay and weaken the negative effects.
*Rustle! Rustle!*
The sound of rustling foliage came from all directions.
Tang Zheng looked up and saw pairs of green eyes emerging from the darkness, surrounding him.
This was the territory of a Demonic Wolf pack!
"What a pain."
Tang Zheng exhaled and raised the magic greatsword in his hand.
Demonic Wolves were somewhat similar to Ghoul Dogs, but they lacked horns and bone chains.
A moment later!
The howls of the wolf pack and the scene of torn flesh filled the forest, swiftly silencing the nighttime jungle.
A night of searching passed quickly.
The sun rose in the eastern sky, its brilliant light pouring into the jungle, illuminating a small forest fissure.
This was an area that, aside from a few weeds and low shrubs, was noticeably cleaner than other parts of the jungle.
Below a slightly raised mound of earth was a conspicuous underground cave.
As the dominator of this territory, Forest Sage King Hamsuke lived here!
Yet at this moment.
A faint bloody scent drifted through the air.
Forest Sage King Hamsuke was leaning against the entrance of the cave, more than half of its face and chest completely stained red with blood. Its breathing was incredibly faint, and its tough, twenty-plus-meter-long tail would occasionally twitch, proving it was still alive.
*Rustle!*
*Rustle!*
The soft sound of footsteps came from the outer jungle.
Tang Zheng walked out from the woods with a blank expression, his eyes immediately falling upon the Forest Sage King Hamsuke leaning against the cave, its aura extremely weak.
"It seems I've won, Forest Sage King."
Tang Zheng stopped and spoke softly to the creature.
The injury from having its eye pierced was not enough to kill Forest Sage King Hamsuke. Its current near-death state was clearly due to the continuous effect of the Instant Death Curse.
"Damn... human."
Forest Sage King Hamsuke's eyelids fluttered open, its gaze filled with resentment and pain as it looked at Tang Zheng. Then, a glimmer of hope suddenly appeared.
"Human, this humble one is willing to submit."
"I came here to kill you this time," Tang Zheng said faintly, shaking his head.
Forest Sage King Hamsuke's body twitched instinctively, seemingly feeling a mix of shame and anger at its offer of submission, given its status, being rejected.
*Thump!*
Its tail swung uncontrollably, landing on the ground with a dull thud. But the overwhelming weakness spreading through its body made it impossible to launch a complete attack.
"This humble one never thought... it would die at the hands of a weak human..."
"This... this humble one, has not yet... procreated..." Forest Sage King Hamsuke's weak, struggling voice slowly faded into silence.
[Experience Gained: 9567]
[Experience Bar: 37933/60000]
A Level 30 monster gave me nearly 10,000 experience points?
Tang Zheng was a little surprised. He then looked at the corpse of Forest Sage King Hamsuke, sighing to himself.
In the anime, that character was one of the more popular ones, yet now it had died by his hand.
He didn't feel any regret.
On the contrary, the death of Forest Sage King Hamsuke allowed Tang Zheng to see reality more clearly.
Only immense strength was fundamental. Entrusting one's life to another, or begging for salvation and mercy, was a foolish thing to do from the start!
Under Tang Zheng's gaze.
Visible only to him, a faint, illusory Soul, identical in appearance to Forest Sage King Hamsuke, slowly floated out.
This was naturally not the first time he had seen this.
After all, he had also noticed the souls produced by the monsters and beasts he had killed before.
The Shaman Mentor passive simply granted him a unique vision to complement his skills. For now, at least, it had no other use for Tang Zheng.
"Become my power, Forest Sage King!"
Tang Zheng's eyes flashed as he activated his Totem Imbuement ability.
He had kept the slot for Totem Imbuement vacant, waiting for the first monster. To serve as the first imbued totem, the Forest Sage King Hamsuke before him was, in Tang Zheng's eyes, the most suitable choice.
*Hum—*
*Skill Effect activated. Please select the imbuement location—Head, Arms, Legs, Back, Chest.*
Tang Zheng glanced briefly at the five options without much hesitation.
"Arms!"
As the choice was confirmed.
A viridian light flashed across Tang Zheng's body, creating a unique gravitational pull that seized the Soul of Forest Sage King Hamsuke from mid-air and drew it into his arms.
In the blink of an eye!
On both of Tang Zheng's arms, a mouse-shaped totem tattoo appeared.
*Totem Imbuement successful. Please choose between Physical Reinforcement or Feat Selection.*
(end of chapter)
"Trying to run? It's too late for that!" Tang Zheng saw the rapidly fleeing Forest Sage King Hamsuke.
He immediately got up and prepared to give chase.
*Swoosh!*
The lashing tail whipped out, striking fiercely. Tang Zheng's eyelid twitched. He quickly threw aside the hilt of the iron sword in his hand, took out the magic greatsword again, and held it in front of him to block.
He found this magic greatsword quite easy to use, which was why he had switched to a common iron sword when using his Curse Power to attack.
Otherwise, this magic greatsword wouldn't last for more than a few uses.
*Bang!*
A heavy force struck the magic greatsword, surging through the blade.
Tang Zheng took several steps back to disperse the force. In that brief moment, the escaping Forest Sage King Hamsuke had already vanished.
"Does it have some kind of magic to conceal its presence?"
Tang Zheng scanned the area ahead but heard no sound at all.
"However, even with such magic, you won't escape." Tang Zheng's gaze was cold as he walked forward and crouched down to examine the ground.
There, on the ground, were scattered drops of fresh blood.
Even if it could hide its body, the blood dripping from its wounds could not be hidden along with it.
Curse Power suppressed healing effects!
Moreover, his Curse Power contained the might of the Instant Death Curse.
"To be able to escape while under the influence of the Instant Death Curse, Forest Sage King Hamsuke must truly have a certain resistance to debuffs."
Tang Zheng's eyes glinted as he looked at the residual blood on the ground. "Tracking!"
A Ranger ability.
Following the bloodstains, a faint route appeared in his vision.
Tang Zheng lifted his foot and quickly pursued it.
Within the vast, lush jungle.
One relentlessly fled while the other relentlessly pursued, causing a constant uproar of shrieking birds and roaring beasts throughout the jungle.
Forest Sage King Hamsuke was naturally very familiar with the territory it dominated.
It frequently led Tang Zheng into the territories of stronger monsters in the forest, or into the lairs of social creatures like the Gallows Spider or packs of Demonic Wolves.
As time went on!
The chase continued until night fell.
Tang Zheng's initial ease gradually turned to solemnity. He had thought that with the power of the Instant Death Curse, Forest Sage King Hamsuke wouldn't last long, even with some resistance.
The result!
Even now, Forest Sage King Hamsuke was still able to flee. Its resistance to debuffs far exceeded his expectations.
Night.
In the depths of the jungle, a human's vision was completely useless. All that met the eye was a profound and oppressive darkness.
Tang Zheng took out a magical monocle with the Night Vision ability and placed it over his left eye. The nocturnal environment immediately became clear.
He bent down and observed the blood on the ground.
Compared to the initial scattered drops, the blood trail had now become much larger.
"It seems you can't hold on for much longer either." Looking at the traces of blood, Tang Zheng realized that Forest Sage King Hamsuke's condition must be very poor.
Even if it didn't die immediately under the power of the Instant Death Curse, as long as the curse's power remained, it would continue to affect the injured party.
Until it reached the critical threshold for instant death.
This was a conclusion Tang Zheng had reached after experimenting with various monsters and beasts, just like with Leinas back then. As long as the curse wasn't removed, its effects would persist.
Of course!
During this process, Curse Power would also be consumed.
Passives like Tang Zheng's Complete Curse Resistance could ignore such effects, while abilities providing resistance to debuffs could also delay and weaken the negative effects.
*Rustle! Rustle!*
The sound of rustling foliage came from all directions.
Tang Zheng looked up and saw pairs of green eyes emerging from the darkness, surrounding him.
This was the territory of a Demonic Wolf pack!
"What a pain."
Tang Zheng exhaled and raised the magic greatsword in his hand.
Demonic Wolves were somewhat similar to Ghoul Dogs, but they lacked horns and bone chains.
A moment later!
The howls of the wolf pack and the scene of torn flesh filled the forest, swiftly silencing the nighttime jungle.
A night of searching passed quickly.
The sun rose in the eastern sky, its brilliant light pouring into the jungle, illuminating a small forest fissure.
This was an area that, aside from a few weeds and low shrubs, was noticeably cleaner than other parts of the jungle.
Below a slightly raised mound of earth was a conspicuous underground cave.
As the dominator of this territory, Forest Sage King Hamsuke lived here!
Yet at this moment.
A faint bloody scent drifted through the air.
Forest Sage King Hamsuke was leaning against the entrance of the cave, more than half of its face and chest completely stained red with blood. Its breathing was incredibly faint, and its tough, twenty-plus-meter-long tail would occasionally twitch, proving it was still alive.
*Rustle!*
*Rustle!*
The soft sound of footsteps came from the outer jungle.
Tang Zheng walked out from the woods with a blank expression, his eyes immediately falling upon the Forest Sage King Hamsuke leaning against the cave, its aura extremely weak.
"It seems I've won, Forest Sage King."
Tang Zheng stopped and spoke softly to the creature.
The injury from having its eye pierced was not enough to kill Forest Sage King Hamsuke. Its current near-death state was clearly due to the continuous effect of the Instant Death Curse.
"Damn... human."
Forest Sage King Hamsuke's eyelids fluttered open, its gaze filled with resentment and pain as it looked at Tang Zheng. Then, a glimmer of hope suddenly appeared.
"Human, this humble one is willing to submit."
"I came here to kill you this time," Tang Zheng said faintly, shaking his head.
Forest Sage King Hamsuke's body twitched instinctively, seemingly feeling a mix of shame and anger at its offer of submission, given its status, being rejected.
*Thump!*
Its tail swung uncontrollably, landing on the ground with a dull thud. But the overwhelming weakness spreading through its body made it impossible to launch a complete attack.
"This humble one never thought... it would die at the hands of a weak human..."
"This... this humble one, has not yet... procreated..." Forest Sage King Hamsuke's weak, struggling voice slowly faded into silence.
[Experience Gained: 9567]
[Experience Bar: 37933/60000]
A Level 30 monster gave me nearly 10,000 experience points?
Tang Zheng was a little surprised. He then looked at the corpse of Forest Sage King Hamsuke, sighing to himself.
In the anime, that character was one of the more popular ones, yet now it had died by his hand.
He didn't feel any regret.
On the contrary, the death of Forest Sage King Hamsuke allowed Tang Zheng to see reality more clearly.
Only immense strength was fundamental. Entrusting one's life to another, or begging for salvation and mercy, was a foolish thing to do from the start!
Under Tang Zheng's gaze.
Visible only to him, a faint, illusory Soul, identical in appearance to Forest Sage King Hamsuke, slowly floated out.
This was naturally not the first time he had seen this.
After all, he had also noticed the souls produced by the monsters and beasts he had killed before.
The Shaman Mentor passive simply granted him a unique vision to complement his skills. For now, at least, it had no other use for Tang Zheng.
"Become my power, Forest Sage King!"
Tang Zheng's eyes flashed as he activated his Totem Imbuement ability.
He had kept the slot for Totem Imbuement vacant, waiting for the first monster. To serve as the first imbued totem, the Forest Sage King Hamsuke before him was, in Tang Zheng's eyes, the most suitable choice.
*Hum—*
*Skill Effect activated. Please select the imbuement location—Head, Arms, Legs, Back, Chest.*
Tang Zheng glanced briefly at the five options without much hesitation.
"Arms!"
As the choice was confirmed.
A viridian light flashed across Tang Zheng's body, creating a unique gravitational pull that seized the Soul of Forest Sage King Hamsuke from mid-air and drew it into his arms.
In the blink of an eye!
On both of Tang Zheng's arms, a mouse-shaped totem tattoo appeared.
*Totem Imbuement successful. Please choose between Physical Reinforcement or Feat Selection.*
(end of chapter)
