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Chapter 181
chapter 174 part 2
Swoosh!
The sound of pursuit tore through the air from behind.
Quinn Esai's expression changed. He glanced back at Tang Zheng, who was already catching up, cursed inwardly, and raised his hand to remove the ring from his left thumb. He opened his palm and waved it behind him, and the ring on his left index finger flashed brightly!
Holy Light!
A dazzling light was released, forming a blinding ray.
"You really have a lot of tricks!" Tang Zheng squinted his eyes instinctively, his expression serious as he quickly scanned his stat panel.
The number of magic items on his opponent was too high, making Quinn Esai's various methods unpredictable even to Tang Zheng.
Moreover, as a Magic Beast Summoner and a Beast Tamer, and a member of the Black Scripture, his countermeasures for his own weaknesses and his combat abilities were not something an ordinary hero-class human could compare to.
In short!
He absolutely could not let Quinn Esai escape, or he would be in big trouble.
What Tang Zheng feared most was being unable to determine if Quinn Esai could contact the Slane Theocracy.
He skipped the 'Holy Light' magic notification and looked at the new magic reminder that appeared.
『Skill 'Water Lizard's Invisibility' discovered. Requires Intermediate Job Class [Hunter]. Current conditions not met...』
『The [Genius] class has activated. The base class was successfully converted, meeting the learning requirements. Spend 3 skill points to learn?』
Another intermediate job class!
Beast Tamer, Magic Beast Summoner, Hunter!
The other party's class structure of one basic job class and two intermediate job classes became clear to Tang Zheng.
He stopped his forward flight.
As the dazzling light faded, Quinn Esai was nowhere to be seen.
In the vast, empty sky, there was nothing. Aside from the occasional gust of fierce wind, there was no movement at all.
Tang Zheng hovered in mid-air, his sharp eyes scanning the surroundings. He hadn't mastered any detection-type magic, so he couldn't determine Quinn Esai's position after he turned invisible.
Even if he had mastered such magic, Tang Zheng guessed that Quinn Esai would have a countermeasure for it.
Did he flee in that direction?
No!
A sharp glint flashed in Tang Zheng's eyes. Based on Quinn Esai's earlier behavior, it certainly looked like he was escaping, but his third class was [Hunter]. Against a pursuing magic caster, creating distance was not the right choice. If Tang Zheng were Quinn Esai, the real move after turning invisible wouldn't be to run, but to—
"Mind's Eye!"
Tang Zheng shouted inwardly.
An invisible perception spread out from him as the center, forming a sensory space with a diameter of about five meters.
Silently!
Quinn Esai's invisible figure had already circled behind Tang Zheng. A purple, venom-coated dagger appeared in his hand.
"Swamp Crocodile's Powerful Jaw Strike!" Quinn Esai's eyes were icy cold as he stabbed viciously toward the back of Tang Zheng's heart.
Die!
Bang.
A white spark of light coalesced, and a third-tier Flame Archangel appeared behind Tang Zheng.
Crack!
The purple dagger easily tore through the silvery-white armor of the Flame Archangel, piercing it. The Flame Archangel dissipated into specks of light.
Using the brief obstruction provided by the Flame Archangel, Tang Zheng, as a magic caster would, created distance again.
【Orb of Death: 50→25/280】
"Dragon Lightning!"
Tang Zheng raised his hands. Dazzling blue lightning gathered between his arms, coalescing into a draconic thunderbolt that blasted forward fiercely.
"Basilisk's Protection!"
Quinn Esai's crimson eyes widened. He dropped his invisible state and roared.
A layer of rock-like stone scales appeared all over his body.
Boom!
"Argh!!"
The blinding lightning enveloped Quinn Esai. He let out a pained grunt as the petrified scales on his skin turned pitch-black.
"You're really tough to deal with, Goldilocks." Tang Zheng's eyelid twitched as he saw the other party endure the magical attack head-on. He spoke loudly.
The stored magic power in the 'Orb of Death' was down to 25 points, enough to use a fifth-tier spell one more time. This was the first time he had ever completely drained the magic power in the 'Orb of Death' in a single battle.
"Who the hell are you!" The stone scales on Quinn Esai's body disappeared, revealing large areas of burns. His expression was twisted in pain as he growled, "There's no one with your kind of strength in any of the surrounding nations."
Crack—
A faint cracking sound came from a ring on Quinn Esai's right hand as it shattered between his fingers.
"Crimson Owl's Flash Strike!" Quinn Esai, holding the purple dagger, ignored his injuries and spoke with a ferocious expression.
Swish!
Quinn Esai's figure vanished again, but this time it wasn't invisibility. Instead, he reappeared behind Tang Zheng in a bizarre fashion.
This time, he appeared closer and faster!
But.
Under the ability of 'Mind's Eye', Tang Zheng instantly detected Quinn Esai appearing out of thin air behind him. He condensed a semi-transparent, wind-attribute lance in mid-air.
"Hurricane Knight's Lance!"
Tang Zheng didn't need to turn around. The Hurricane Knight's Lance in front of him had already been thrown.
Swoosh!
The Hurricane Knight's Lance stirred up a fierce, vibrating air current, instantly colliding with Quinn Esai, who had just appeared behind Tang Zheng.
At such close range, with the explosive speed of the Hurricane Knight's Lance, even if Quinn Esai had a ring that could deflect magical attacks, he had no time to dodge.
Boom!
The Hurricane Knight's Lance pierced through Quinn Esai's chest, its powerful destructive force nearly tearing his body in two.
Flesh and blood splattered through the air!
"Aaargh!!!"
Quinn Esai let out a blood-curdling scream and fell heavily toward the ground.
As death approached, his fading deep red pupils struggled to look up at the blurry figure hovering in the sky.
"The truth can't be hidden, but maybe I can bluff my way through." This thought flashed through Quinn Esai's mind, and then a ferocious grin suddenly appeared on his lips:
"Heh, you'll soon understand... just what it is you've provoked."
Boom!
A loud crash echoed from the jungle, and a deep crater appeared in the earth.
Tang Zheng was momentarily stunned, because Quinn Esai, facing the final attack of the Hurricane Knight's Lance, hadn't resisted at all.
"Damn it!"
Tang Zheng came to his senses and descended rapidly.
He found Quinn Esai lying in the deep crater, his chest completely obliterated by the Hurricane Knight's Lance, with only the skin on his sides barely holding him together, preventing him from being completely dismembered.
At this moment!
The other's aura was already so weak it was almost imperceptible.
Without a moment's hesitation.
He took out bottle after bottle of regeneration potion, pouring them on the other man as if they were free.
The moment Quinn Esai died, the Slane Theocracy would surely know, especially the God-kin Captain of the Black Scripture, who was responsible for reviving all the members of the unit.
And then there was the most troublesome of all, 'Stargazer Far-Sight'!
That detection-type magic caster who wore something like a high school uniform.
There was no such thing as a high school uniform in this new world. The outfit she wore was very likely an equipment item left behind by the Six Great Gods.
In the anime, she was able to lock onto and observe the kingdom's battlefield from a great distance. Naturally, she also had the ability to lock onto the Great Wetland.
(end of chapter)
Swoosh!
The sound of pursuit tore through the air from behind.
Quinn Esai's expression changed. He glanced back at Tang Zheng, who was already catching up, cursed inwardly, and raised his hand to remove the ring from his left thumb. He opened his palm and waved it behind him, and the ring on his left index finger flashed brightly!
Holy Light!
A dazzling light was released, forming a blinding ray.
"You really have a lot of tricks!" Tang Zheng squinted his eyes instinctively, his expression serious as he quickly scanned his stat panel.
The number of magic items on his opponent was too high, making Quinn Esai's various methods unpredictable even to Tang Zheng.
Moreover, as a Magic Beast Summoner and a Beast Tamer, and a member of the Black Scripture, his countermeasures for his own weaknesses and his combat abilities were not something an ordinary hero-class human could compare to.
In short!
He absolutely could not let Quinn Esai escape, or he would be in big trouble.
What Tang Zheng feared most was being unable to determine if Quinn Esai could contact the Slane Theocracy.
He skipped the 'Holy Light' magic notification and looked at the new magic reminder that appeared.
『Skill 'Water Lizard's Invisibility' discovered. Requires Intermediate Job Class [Hunter]. Current conditions not met...』
『The [Genius] class has activated. The base class was successfully converted, meeting the learning requirements. Spend 3 skill points to learn?』
Another intermediate job class!
Beast Tamer, Magic Beast Summoner, Hunter!
The other party's class structure of one basic job class and two intermediate job classes became clear to Tang Zheng.
He stopped his forward flight.
As the dazzling light faded, Quinn Esai was nowhere to be seen.
In the vast, empty sky, there was nothing. Aside from the occasional gust of fierce wind, there was no movement at all.
Tang Zheng hovered in mid-air, his sharp eyes scanning the surroundings. He hadn't mastered any detection-type magic, so he couldn't determine Quinn Esai's position after he turned invisible.
Even if he had mastered such magic, Tang Zheng guessed that Quinn Esai would have a countermeasure for it.
Did he flee in that direction?
No!
A sharp glint flashed in Tang Zheng's eyes. Based on Quinn Esai's earlier behavior, it certainly looked like he was escaping, but his third class was [Hunter]. Against a pursuing magic caster, creating distance was not the right choice. If Tang Zheng were Quinn Esai, the real move after turning invisible wouldn't be to run, but to—
"Mind's Eye!"
Tang Zheng shouted inwardly.
An invisible perception spread out from him as the center, forming a sensory space with a diameter of about five meters.
Silently!
Quinn Esai's invisible figure had already circled behind Tang Zheng. A purple, venom-coated dagger appeared in his hand.
"Swamp Crocodile's Powerful Jaw Strike!" Quinn Esai's eyes were icy cold as he stabbed viciously toward the back of Tang Zheng's heart.
Die!
Bang.
A white spark of light coalesced, and a third-tier Flame Archangel appeared behind Tang Zheng.
Crack!
The purple dagger easily tore through the silvery-white armor of the Flame Archangel, piercing it. The Flame Archangel dissipated into specks of light.
Using the brief obstruction provided by the Flame Archangel, Tang Zheng, as a magic caster would, created distance again.
【Orb of Death: 50→25/280】
"Dragon Lightning!"
Tang Zheng raised his hands. Dazzling blue lightning gathered between his arms, coalescing into a draconic thunderbolt that blasted forward fiercely.
"Basilisk's Protection!"
Quinn Esai's crimson eyes widened. He dropped his invisible state and roared.
A layer of rock-like stone scales appeared all over his body.
Boom!
"Argh!!"
The blinding lightning enveloped Quinn Esai. He let out a pained grunt as the petrified scales on his skin turned pitch-black.
"You're really tough to deal with, Goldilocks." Tang Zheng's eyelid twitched as he saw the other party endure the magical attack head-on. He spoke loudly.
The stored magic power in the 'Orb of Death' was down to 25 points, enough to use a fifth-tier spell one more time. This was the first time he had ever completely drained the magic power in the 'Orb of Death' in a single battle.
"Who the hell are you!" The stone scales on Quinn Esai's body disappeared, revealing large areas of burns. His expression was twisted in pain as he growled, "There's no one with your kind of strength in any of the surrounding nations."
Crack—
A faint cracking sound came from a ring on Quinn Esai's right hand as it shattered between his fingers.
"Crimson Owl's Flash Strike!" Quinn Esai, holding the purple dagger, ignored his injuries and spoke with a ferocious expression.
Swish!
Quinn Esai's figure vanished again, but this time it wasn't invisibility. Instead, he reappeared behind Tang Zheng in a bizarre fashion.
This time, he appeared closer and faster!
But.
Under the ability of 'Mind's Eye', Tang Zheng instantly detected Quinn Esai appearing out of thin air behind him. He condensed a semi-transparent, wind-attribute lance in mid-air.
"Hurricane Knight's Lance!"
Tang Zheng didn't need to turn around. The Hurricane Knight's Lance in front of him had already been thrown.
Swoosh!
The Hurricane Knight's Lance stirred up a fierce, vibrating air current, instantly colliding with Quinn Esai, who had just appeared behind Tang Zheng.
At such close range, with the explosive speed of the Hurricane Knight's Lance, even if Quinn Esai had a ring that could deflect magical attacks, he had no time to dodge.
Boom!
The Hurricane Knight's Lance pierced through Quinn Esai's chest, its powerful destructive force nearly tearing his body in two.
Flesh and blood splattered through the air!
"Aaargh!!!"
Quinn Esai let out a blood-curdling scream and fell heavily toward the ground.
As death approached, his fading deep red pupils struggled to look up at the blurry figure hovering in the sky.
"The truth can't be hidden, but maybe I can bluff my way through." This thought flashed through Quinn Esai's mind, and then a ferocious grin suddenly appeared on his lips:
"Heh, you'll soon understand... just what it is you've provoked."
Boom!
A loud crash echoed from the jungle, and a deep crater appeared in the earth.
Tang Zheng was momentarily stunned, because Quinn Esai, facing the final attack of the Hurricane Knight's Lance, hadn't resisted at all.
"Damn it!"
Tang Zheng came to his senses and descended rapidly.
He found Quinn Esai lying in the deep crater, his chest completely obliterated by the Hurricane Knight's Lance, with only the skin on his sides barely holding him together, preventing him from being completely dismembered.
At this moment!
The other's aura was already so weak it was almost imperceptible.
Without a moment's hesitation.
He took out bottle after bottle of regeneration potion, pouring them on the other man as if they were free.
The moment Quinn Esai died, the Slane Theocracy would surely know, especially the God-kin Captain of the Black Scripture, who was responsible for reviving all the members of the unit.
And then there was the most troublesome of all, 'Stargazer Far-Sight'!
That detection-type magic caster who wore something like a high school uniform.
There was no such thing as a high school uniform in this new world. The outfit she wore was very likely an equipment item left behind by the Six Great Gods.
In the anime, she was able to lock onto and observe the kingdom's battlefield from a great distance. Naturally, she also had the ability to lock onto the Great Wetland.
(end of chapter)
