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Chapter 169
Chapter 165: Justice Value Drops, Heading to the Upper Lake of the Great Wetland
Looking at Crusch Lulu, who sat across from him with a vacant gaze.
After carefully confirming that there was no related job on her status panel, Tang Zheng highly suspected that she hadn't mastered the skills of that job at all.
Naturally, she couldn't use skills to obtain information about that job.
Crusch Lulu was a "Lizardman Awakened Ancient Species," and the dragon-related job she possessed was likely a power that came from her bloodline.
He remembered that she only had Level 1 in this job; she probably didn't even know she had it.
Thinking of this, Tang Zheng decided not to dwell on the job any longer. His gaze fell upon his experience pool, and his expression hardened. "It's time to raise my level."
With a thought, a massive amount of experience points flooded into [Magic Swordsman]. The level jumped, reaching its max level in just a few breaths.
Tang Zheng's whole body trembled. The rapid increase in his magic power and the enhancement of his life aura caused an invisible pressure to emanate from him.
The lit candle in the wooden cabin suddenly dimmed.
…………
[Ability Table]
Innate Ability: [Player]
Comprehensive Level: 36
[Experience Pool: 25775/120000]
Skill Points: 67
……
[Attribute Sheet]
Justice Value: 51→23 [Neutral]
HP: 313→373 (29%)
MP: 128→188 (14%)
Physical Attack: 313→373 (29%)
Physical Defense: 248 (19%)
Agility: 213 (16%)
Magic Attack: 158→218 (17%)
Magic Defense: 188 (14%)
Comprehensive Resistance: 255 (20%)
Special Attributes: 230 (18%)
Total: 176%
……
Upper Earth Month, October 16.
In the early morning, gentle sunlight spilled down.
Tang Zheng stood outside the wooden cabin, carefully sensing the power he gained from his level-up. A faint blue light of magic power flickered across his body.
"Control over my magic power has indeed become much smoother."
Tang Zheng raised his hand and activated his mana infusion ability, forcibly condensing a fist-sized ball of magic power in his palm.
After making the ball of magic power dance in his palm a few times and even changing its shape, he reabsorbed it back into his body.
"Level 36 should be considered just stepping into the realm of an 'Aberrant' in this otherworld."
Tang Zheng took a deep breath of the mild, humid morning air, his expression turning serious as he murmured, "It's still far from enough."
Among humans, this level indeed placed him in the ranks of the strong, but it was far from sufficient against the true powerhouses of this otherworld.
"I didn't expect my Justice Value to drop by 28 points. I suppose that's a good thing." A faint smile appeared on Tang Zheng's face.
He had always felt that keeping his Justice Value at "0" was the only way to completely avoid the effects of certain skills and magic related to it.
With Magic Swordsman now at max level, Tang Zheng had to start considering his job system plan for the next stage.
Originally, [Catastrophe Apostle] was the second special job Tang Zheng had considered, aside from [Valkyrie].
However, there was absolutely no reference for this job.
The only useful information came from the few jobs Mare had revealed: "Forest Priest," "High Forest Priest," "Pioneer of Nature," and "Forest Mage."
That's right, besides [Catastrophe Apostle], there were only these four jobs. They seemed to belong to a single system, but this provided no real help.
Among the Floor Guardians of the Great Tomb, Tang Zheng hadn't paid much attention to Mare at first. Mare didn't seem particularly strong and was a cross-dressing boy with a peculiar taste.
But it wasn't until he read in the light novel that Zesshi Zetsumei's desperate attacks couldn't even break Mare's defense that he suddenly began to take him seriously.
It was at that moment that Tang Zheng abruptly realized that among the Floor Guardians of the Great Tomb, Mare's comprehensive stats were actually ranked second, surpassed only by Shalltear.
This meant that the jobs Mare had not revealed were likely the key.
Thinking of this, Tang Zheng couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.
Whether using data as a reference or the revealed jobs, without a basis for comparison, he couldn't even perform a basic deduction.
Faith-based jobs like "High Forest Priest" and "Pioneer of Nature" could most likely only be obtained from the Elves living in the Ivalice Great Forest.
However!
That was the Elf King's territory. His strength was at least Level 70. For Tang Zheng to go there now would be no different from courting death.
The Elf King could even summon a Primal Earth Elemental that was stronger than himself, reaching Level 87 and specializing in defense.
As long as he couldn't deal with the Primal Earth Elemental, there was no chance of defeating the Elf King.
"To obtain the special job [Catastrophe Apostle] at my current stage..."
Tang Zheng muttered to himself, shaking his head.
Therefore, what he should be considering now was using other high-tier jobs to transition, which again involved his job build.
"Forget it. I'll get that Lizardman crucible magic item first."
Tang Zheng decided to push the chaotic thoughts from his mind and turned to look toward the wooden cabin.
"It's time to set off, Xiao Hei."
"Awoo," the Evil Spirit Hound leaped down from the wooden cabin, wagged its tail, and came to Tang Zheng's side, rubbing against his shoulder.
Tang Zheng vaulted onto the Evil Spirit Hound's back. He had already learned more information about the "Lizardman Crucible" magic item from Crusch Lulu.
It would be of great help to the alchemy he currently possessed.
He had also learned about the Twin Witches who lived in the depths of the Great Swamp. He had originally thought the Twin Witches had gone to war with the Lizardmen to snatch this sacred treasure.
But that wasn't the case at all.
According to Crusch Lulu, their sacred treasure was secretly stolen by the Twin Witches using some unknown means.
This surprised Tang Zheng, but it also allowed him to roughly deduce that the Twin Witches' strength was likely not that high; otherwise, they wouldn't have resorted to stealing.
"The Twin Witches, huh? Their highest level is probably around 20. They shouldn't be difficult to deal with." Tang Zheng grabbed the bone chain on the Evil Spirit Hound and gave it a tug backward.
The Upper Lake in the depths of the Great Wetland had a relatively large number of dangerous monsters, but if the Twin Witches were only at that level, then the so-called danger of the Upper Lake region meant little to Tang Zheng.
"This looks like it will be a relatively easy trip."
The Evil Spirit Hound immediately broke into a run, moving toward the outskirts of the Dragon Tooth Tribe.
As for Crusch Lulu, she was currently resting quietly in his item box. After all, she was a lizardman who had awakened the bloodline of the Dragon Race. If nothing else, her blood alone was precious enough.
He had resurrection magic. If he needed to use her later, as long as her corpse was well-preserved, he could just take it out and revive it.
The Evil Spirit Hound ran to the outskirts of the Dragon Tooth Tribe. More than half of the large number of lizardman corpses that were once there had now disappeared.
Seeing this, a flash of surprise crossed Tang Zheng's placid gaze. He hadn't expected the lizardmen to dare sneak back here.
He had no more interest in this group of lizardmen.
He had already obtained the Four Great Treasures, magic, jobs, and so on. The only value these lizardmen had left was to provide him with some more experience.
The Evil Spirit Hound galloped across the Great Wetland, following the flow of the river and heading north.
On the lush Great Wetland, relatively short shrubs and trees began to appear. Perhaps because they were approaching the Angelicisia Mountain Range, the air grew a bit cooler.
But the overall stuffy and humid environment remained unchanged; in fact, swamp-like areas began to emerge.
*Bzzzz—*
Swarms of black, thumb-sized mosquitoes and flies began to appear in the surroundings.
*Whoosh!*
Tang Zheng crushed a Third-Tier [Summon Angel] Scroll. White light condensed, and the figure of a Flame Archangel appeared in an instant.
With a swing of its flame sword, which burned with a sacred aura of flame, the surrounding swarms of mosquitoes and flies were immediately driven away.
As they ventured deeper, the environment became more complex, with an increasing number of strange plants and trees.
The Evil Spirit Hound slowed its pace, its ears perked up, listening to the movements around them.
Suddenly, on the clear surfaces of the scattered, variously sized pools of water in the swamp, ripples began to form!
*Splash! Splash!*
Several swamp sharks, covered in mud and reeking of a foul stench, leaped from the water. They opened their bloody maws and lunged toward Tang Zheng.
*Whoosh—*
The Flame Archangel flapped its wings and rose above Tang Zheng's head, its flame sword swinging and spinning rapidly.
The lunging swamp sharks were easily sliced to pieces in mid-air by the flame sword, turning into a rain of mangled limbs and flesh.
『Experience Gained: 131』
……
『Experience Gained: 137』
Just as the Flame Archangel was attacking these swamp sharks, a pile of seemingly inconspicuous waterweeds on the ground ahead of the Evil Spirit Hound suddenly stirred.
Thick, palm-wide leaves rapidly extended, like a suddenly opening mouth, trying to envelop the Evil Spirit Hound and Tang Zheng.
"There's no shortage of these bizarre monsters."
Tang Zheng expressionlessly raised his arm and aimed at the waterweeds.
"Magic Arrow!"
Three arrows shot out, easily piercing the extending, thick leaves and hitting the strange waterweed's core.
The strange waterweed trembled, and its opened leaves visibly withered and turned yellow.
『Experience Gained: 172』
Tang Zheng continued forward on the Evil Spirit Hound, encountering more and more strange monsters.
(end of chapter)
Looking at Crusch Lulu, who sat across from him with a vacant gaze.
After carefully confirming that there was no related job on her status panel, Tang Zheng highly suspected that she hadn't mastered the skills of that job at all.
Naturally, she couldn't use skills to obtain information about that job.
Crusch Lulu was a "Lizardman Awakened Ancient Species," and the dragon-related job she possessed was likely a power that came from her bloodline.
He remembered that she only had Level 1 in this job; she probably didn't even know she had it.
Thinking of this, Tang Zheng decided not to dwell on the job any longer. His gaze fell upon his experience pool, and his expression hardened. "It's time to raise my level."
With a thought, a massive amount of experience points flooded into [Magic Swordsman]. The level jumped, reaching its max level in just a few breaths.
Tang Zheng's whole body trembled. The rapid increase in his magic power and the enhancement of his life aura caused an invisible pressure to emanate from him.
The lit candle in the wooden cabin suddenly dimmed.
…………
[Ability Table]
Innate Ability: [Player]
Comprehensive Level: 36
[Experience Pool: 25775/120000]
Skill Points: 67
……
[Attribute Sheet]
Justice Value: 51→23 [Neutral]
HP: 313→373 (29%)
MP: 128→188 (14%)
Physical Attack: 313→373 (29%)
Physical Defense: 248 (19%)
Agility: 213 (16%)
Magic Attack: 158→218 (17%)
Magic Defense: 188 (14%)
Comprehensive Resistance: 255 (20%)
Special Attributes: 230 (18%)
Total: 176%
……
Upper Earth Month, October 16.
In the early morning, gentle sunlight spilled down.
Tang Zheng stood outside the wooden cabin, carefully sensing the power he gained from his level-up. A faint blue light of magic power flickered across his body.
"Control over my magic power has indeed become much smoother."
Tang Zheng raised his hand and activated his mana infusion ability, forcibly condensing a fist-sized ball of magic power in his palm.
After making the ball of magic power dance in his palm a few times and even changing its shape, he reabsorbed it back into his body.
"Level 36 should be considered just stepping into the realm of an 'Aberrant' in this otherworld."
Tang Zheng took a deep breath of the mild, humid morning air, his expression turning serious as he murmured, "It's still far from enough."
Among humans, this level indeed placed him in the ranks of the strong, but it was far from sufficient against the true powerhouses of this otherworld.
"I didn't expect my Justice Value to drop by 28 points. I suppose that's a good thing." A faint smile appeared on Tang Zheng's face.
He had always felt that keeping his Justice Value at "0" was the only way to completely avoid the effects of certain skills and magic related to it.
With Magic Swordsman now at max level, Tang Zheng had to start considering his job system plan for the next stage.
Originally, [Catastrophe Apostle] was the second special job Tang Zheng had considered, aside from [Valkyrie].
However, there was absolutely no reference for this job.
The only useful information came from the few jobs Mare had revealed: "Forest Priest," "High Forest Priest," "Pioneer of Nature," and "Forest Mage."
That's right, besides [Catastrophe Apostle], there were only these four jobs. They seemed to belong to a single system, but this provided no real help.
Among the Floor Guardians of the Great Tomb, Tang Zheng hadn't paid much attention to Mare at first. Mare didn't seem particularly strong and was a cross-dressing boy with a peculiar taste.
But it wasn't until he read in the light novel that Zesshi Zetsumei's desperate attacks couldn't even break Mare's defense that he suddenly began to take him seriously.
It was at that moment that Tang Zheng abruptly realized that among the Floor Guardians of the Great Tomb, Mare's comprehensive stats were actually ranked second, surpassed only by Shalltear.
This meant that the jobs Mare had not revealed were likely the key.
Thinking of this, Tang Zheng couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.
Whether using data as a reference or the revealed jobs, without a basis for comparison, he couldn't even perform a basic deduction.
Faith-based jobs like "High Forest Priest" and "Pioneer of Nature" could most likely only be obtained from the Elves living in the Ivalice Great Forest.
However!
That was the Elf King's territory. His strength was at least Level 70. For Tang Zheng to go there now would be no different from courting death.
The Elf King could even summon a Primal Earth Elemental that was stronger than himself, reaching Level 87 and specializing in defense.
As long as he couldn't deal with the Primal Earth Elemental, there was no chance of defeating the Elf King.
"To obtain the special job [Catastrophe Apostle] at my current stage..."
Tang Zheng muttered to himself, shaking his head.
Therefore, what he should be considering now was using other high-tier jobs to transition, which again involved his job build.
"Forget it. I'll get that Lizardman crucible magic item first."
Tang Zheng decided to push the chaotic thoughts from his mind and turned to look toward the wooden cabin.
"It's time to set off, Xiao Hei."
"Awoo," the Evil Spirit Hound leaped down from the wooden cabin, wagged its tail, and came to Tang Zheng's side, rubbing against his shoulder.
Tang Zheng vaulted onto the Evil Spirit Hound's back. He had already learned more information about the "Lizardman Crucible" magic item from Crusch Lulu.
It would be of great help to the alchemy he currently possessed.
He had also learned about the Twin Witches who lived in the depths of the Great Swamp. He had originally thought the Twin Witches had gone to war with the Lizardmen to snatch this sacred treasure.
But that wasn't the case at all.
According to Crusch Lulu, their sacred treasure was secretly stolen by the Twin Witches using some unknown means.
This surprised Tang Zheng, but it also allowed him to roughly deduce that the Twin Witches' strength was likely not that high; otherwise, they wouldn't have resorted to stealing.
"The Twin Witches, huh? Their highest level is probably around 20. They shouldn't be difficult to deal with." Tang Zheng grabbed the bone chain on the Evil Spirit Hound and gave it a tug backward.
The Upper Lake in the depths of the Great Wetland had a relatively large number of dangerous monsters, but if the Twin Witches were only at that level, then the so-called danger of the Upper Lake region meant little to Tang Zheng.
"This looks like it will be a relatively easy trip."
The Evil Spirit Hound immediately broke into a run, moving toward the outskirts of the Dragon Tooth Tribe.
As for Crusch Lulu, she was currently resting quietly in his item box. After all, she was a lizardman who had awakened the bloodline of the Dragon Race. If nothing else, her blood alone was precious enough.
He had resurrection magic. If he needed to use her later, as long as her corpse was well-preserved, he could just take it out and revive it.
The Evil Spirit Hound ran to the outskirts of the Dragon Tooth Tribe. More than half of the large number of lizardman corpses that were once there had now disappeared.
Seeing this, a flash of surprise crossed Tang Zheng's placid gaze. He hadn't expected the lizardmen to dare sneak back here.
He had no more interest in this group of lizardmen.
He had already obtained the Four Great Treasures, magic, jobs, and so on. The only value these lizardmen had left was to provide him with some more experience.
The Evil Spirit Hound galloped across the Great Wetland, following the flow of the river and heading north.
On the lush Great Wetland, relatively short shrubs and trees began to appear. Perhaps because they were approaching the Angelicisia Mountain Range, the air grew a bit cooler.
But the overall stuffy and humid environment remained unchanged; in fact, swamp-like areas began to emerge.
*Bzzzz—*
Swarms of black, thumb-sized mosquitoes and flies began to appear in the surroundings.
*Whoosh!*
Tang Zheng crushed a Third-Tier [Summon Angel] Scroll. White light condensed, and the figure of a Flame Archangel appeared in an instant.
With a swing of its flame sword, which burned with a sacred aura of flame, the surrounding swarms of mosquitoes and flies were immediately driven away.
As they ventured deeper, the environment became more complex, with an increasing number of strange plants and trees.
The Evil Spirit Hound slowed its pace, its ears perked up, listening to the movements around them.
Suddenly, on the clear surfaces of the scattered, variously sized pools of water in the swamp, ripples began to form!
*Splash! Splash!*
Several swamp sharks, covered in mud and reeking of a foul stench, leaped from the water. They opened their bloody maws and lunged toward Tang Zheng.
*Whoosh—*
The Flame Archangel flapped its wings and rose above Tang Zheng's head, its flame sword swinging and spinning rapidly.
The lunging swamp sharks were easily sliced to pieces in mid-air by the flame sword, turning into a rain of mangled limbs and flesh.
『Experience Gained: 131』
……
『Experience Gained: 137』
Just as the Flame Archangel was attacking these swamp sharks, a pile of seemingly inconspicuous waterweeds on the ground ahead of the Evil Spirit Hound suddenly stirred.
Thick, palm-wide leaves rapidly extended, like a suddenly opening mouth, trying to envelop the Evil Spirit Hound and Tang Zheng.
"There's no shortage of these bizarre monsters."
Tang Zheng expressionlessly raised his arm and aimed at the waterweeds.
"Magic Arrow!"
Three arrows shot out, easily piercing the extending, thick leaves and hitting the strange waterweed's core.
The strange waterweed trembled, and its opened leaves visibly withered and turned yellow.
『Experience Gained: 172』
Tang Zheng continued forward on the Evil Spirit Hound, encountering more and more strange monsters.
(end of chapter)
