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Chapter 454
chapter 346 part 2
She knew Tang Zheng could summon two fourth-tier angels, making him an extremely troublesome summoner-type specialist!
If she gave Tang Zheng the chance to summon, not only would she be unable to take him down quickly, but it would also create a huge commotion. Her goal of taking Tang Zheng away tonight would be impossible.
*Swoosh!*
Because the hall was quite empty and had no obstacles, the straight-line attack route was extremely advantageous for Clementine.
Her fluffy golden hair fanned out in the night as she vanished from her spot like a yellow bolt of lightning in the pitch-black environment.
In her accelerated world.
All of Tang Zheng's movements and his speaking speed became incredibly slow in Clementine's eyes. He wasn't making any motion to chant a spell.
Tang Zheng's clean-cut face was clearly visible to Clementine.
*You're too careless, little brother!*
Clementine had already thrust her stiletto forward. Her eyes crinkled, her pupils filled with the confidence of victory. Even if he tried to summon an angel now, it would be too late.
As a top-tier warrior, when it came to piercing techniques, no one was her match, not even in the Black Scripture.
A magic caster could never block it!
The stiletto aimed for Tang Zheng's heart but veered slightly to the right. This would be enough to heavily wound Tang Zheng in a single blow, knocking him unconscious and stripping him of any ability to resist, but without killing him outright.
In a normal person's field of vision.
Clementine appeared out of thin air in front of Tang Zheng and called out, "This'll~ hurt~ a little."
*Swoosh!*
The stiletto stabbed forward without hesitation.
And then—
The stiletto stopped right in front of Tang Zheng. It wasn't that Clementine had abandoned her attack, but that two fingers had suddenly clamped down on it.
An attack as fast as lightning!
A top-tier piercing technique!
All of these methods, at this moment, seemed as laughable as a child's antics.
No matter how much force she used, the stiletto wouldn't advance another inch!
Clementine's dangerous smile froze on her face. As if struck by lightning, a chill that enveloped her entire body shot up her spine.
Looking at Tang Zheng, who was still smiling faintly at her, the moonlight from the night sky outside the window suddenly seemed incomparably piercing to Clementine.
It was her brain's reaction to being unable to process the information before her—a painful overstimulation, like being pricked by a needle.
"What a foolish thing you are doing." Tang Zheng said softly.
Clementine's brain stopped thinking at that moment. Horrifying terror made her subconsciously activate the magic on her enchanted stiletto.
Even if activating the magical attack would create a huge commotion, she couldn't care about that now—Monster!
He was a complete monster!
*Crack!*
Clementine's forearm, which held the stiletto, was snapped as easily as a dry twig. The enchanted stiletto fell from her loosening grasp and clattered to the floor.
"Ah... ugh—"
A wave of intense pain washed over her. Clementine opened her mouth to scream, but in the next instant, the sound was cut short.
Tang Zheng's hand shot out, a blur of motion that grabbed Clementine's smooth neck. A slight squeeze was all it took to stifle her scream.
He casually lifted Clementine from the ground.
"Shh, Miss Clementine."
Tang Zheng raised a finger and gently pressed it against Clementine's somewhat pink lips.
"Be quiet. Shouting so late at night will disturb others."
A feeling of suffocation washed over her.
Clementine's face flushed red. Her whole body trembled with fear. She opened her rosy mouth, unable to speak or breathe. She raised her hands and feet, frantically striking Tang Zheng's body and face.
As a powerhouse in the Heroic Realm, even as a piercing-type warrior, her unarmed fists were not something an ordinary warrior could withstand.
Yet, these frantic attacks landing on Tang Zheng's body felt like the powerless punches of a child hitting tough cowhide.
"Really now, can't you just behave?"
Tang Zheng said with a blank expression as a fist flew toward his face.
His physical defense was 520 (40%) points. For a standard warrior build, this was roughly equivalent to the defense of a level 40 warrior.
The Heroic Realm was levels 29-35. The Clementine before him was around level 32 or 33. Her strength was nowhere near enough to break his defense.
If she were holding a weapon, that would be a different story!
The future Brain, at the cost of his own life, had unleashed a blow that far exceeded his normal limits, reaching the attack level of an Aberrant, around Level 40.
That blow probably could have broken his current defense and dealt damage.
Of course, a real battle couldn't be decided by stats alone, but when the gap between two individuals was large enough, the one with the higher stats held an absolutely crushing advantage.
*Thud! Thud! Thud!*
The dull sounds of impact echoed continuously beside his ear.
In this environment.
Tang Zheng's thoughts drifted without reason to Brain. When he snapped back to reality, he realized this mindset was highly inappropriate.
*Is this what they call 'the leisure of the strong'?*
Clementine's purple pupils began to turn white. Under the effects of suffocation, her flailing fists gradually lost their power.
Her legs and arms slowly went limp, dangling and swaying slightly in mid-air!
*Thud!*
Tang Zheng casually tossed Clementine onto the ground.
"Hah— Hah—"
Clementine's body was limp. She lay prone on the floor, gasping for air, her expression deathly pale. Suddenly, she opened her mouth: "Blegh~"
The excessive fear and tension made her vomit uncontrollably.
"Now you really do look like a cute little cat."
Tang Zheng looked at Clementine, who was collapsed before him, her shoulders trembling. "To have survived at the hands of the Alliance Leader."
"It's a little suspicious. You wouldn't happen to be a member of Zuranon, would you?"
"You... you're not human?"
Clementine flipped over, propping herself up with one hand, the panic and fear in her eyes yet to disappear.
"Don't speak nonsense. I'm a genuine human, just a little bit stronger than you," Tang Zheng immediately corrected her sternly.
"No denial. It seems you really are one of Zuranon's people. So why did you join Zuranon?"
Faced with this question.
And with this man before her, so powerful he was impossible to resist.
Clementine thought of the Captain of the Black Scripture, and the one in the Extra Seat, who was beyond human imagination, like the Abyss itself.
"Heh, hehehe!"
The fear in Clementine's eyes gradually faded, replaced by madness and resentment. She glared at Tang Zheng and spoke without reservation.
A moment later.
After hearing Clementine's explanation.
Tang Zheng gave her a strange look. "You truly are insane. You're a member of the Theocracy, yet you want to destroy the Theocracy?"
"So what!"
Clementine held her head high, her tone frenzied. "I was planning to defect anyway. The only difference now is that you've found me out!
"Are you going to hand me over to the Theocracy? Or are you going to kill me now because of my connection to Zuranon?"
"I never would have thought—that the strongest person hidden behind the scenes of the Hills incident was you!"
"Ha, it seems you've misunderstood."
Tang Zheng leaned forward, smiling as he looked at Clementine.
"Why would I kill you? Defect? What's the point of defecting, Miss Clementine?"
"You..." Clementine was stunned.
"Nothing happened tonight, Miss Clementine," Tang Zheng said softly.
(end of chapter)
She knew Tang Zheng could summon two fourth-tier angels, making him an extremely troublesome summoner-type specialist!
If she gave Tang Zheng the chance to summon, not only would she be unable to take him down quickly, but it would also create a huge commotion. Her goal of taking Tang Zheng away tonight would be impossible.
*Swoosh!*
Because the hall was quite empty and had no obstacles, the straight-line attack route was extremely advantageous for Clementine.
Her fluffy golden hair fanned out in the night as she vanished from her spot like a yellow bolt of lightning in the pitch-black environment.
In her accelerated world.
All of Tang Zheng's movements and his speaking speed became incredibly slow in Clementine's eyes. He wasn't making any motion to chant a spell.
Tang Zheng's clean-cut face was clearly visible to Clementine.
*You're too careless, little brother!*
Clementine had already thrust her stiletto forward. Her eyes crinkled, her pupils filled with the confidence of victory. Even if he tried to summon an angel now, it would be too late.
As a top-tier warrior, when it came to piercing techniques, no one was her match, not even in the Black Scripture.
A magic caster could never block it!
The stiletto aimed for Tang Zheng's heart but veered slightly to the right. This would be enough to heavily wound Tang Zheng in a single blow, knocking him unconscious and stripping him of any ability to resist, but without killing him outright.
In a normal person's field of vision.
Clementine appeared out of thin air in front of Tang Zheng and called out, "This'll~ hurt~ a little."
*Swoosh!*
The stiletto stabbed forward without hesitation.
And then—
The stiletto stopped right in front of Tang Zheng. It wasn't that Clementine had abandoned her attack, but that two fingers had suddenly clamped down on it.
An attack as fast as lightning!
A top-tier piercing technique!
All of these methods, at this moment, seemed as laughable as a child's antics.
No matter how much force she used, the stiletto wouldn't advance another inch!
Clementine's dangerous smile froze on her face. As if struck by lightning, a chill that enveloped her entire body shot up her spine.
Looking at Tang Zheng, who was still smiling faintly at her, the moonlight from the night sky outside the window suddenly seemed incomparably piercing to Clementine.
It was her brain's reaction to being unable to process the information before her—a painful overstimulation, like being pricked by a needle.
"What a foolish thing you are doing." Tang Zheng said softly.
Clementine's brain stopped thinking at that moment. Horrifying terror made her subconsciously activate the magic on her enchanted stiletto.
Even if activating the magical attack would create a huge commotion, she couldn't care about that now—Monster!
He was a complete monster!
*Crack!*
Clementine's forearm, which held the stiletto, was snapped as easily as a dry twig. The enchanted stiletto fell from her loosening grasp and clattered to the floor.
"Ah... ugh—"
A wave of intense pain washed over her. Clementine opened her mouth to scream, but in the next instant, the sound was cut short.
Tang Zheng's hand shot out, a blur of motion that grabbed Clementine's smooth neck. A slight squeeze was all it took to stifle her scream.
He casually lifted Clementine from the ground.
"Shh, Miss Clementine."
Tang Zheng raised a finger and gently pressed it against Clementine's somewhat pink lips.
"Be quiet. Shouting so late at night will disturb others."
A feeling of suffocation washed over her.
Clementine's face flushed red. Her whole body trembled with fear. She opened her rosy mouth, unable to speak or breathe. She raised her hands and feet, frantically striking Tang Zheng's body and face.
As a powerhouse in the Heroic Realm, even as a piercing-type warrior, her unarmed fists were not something an ordinary warrior could withstand.
Yet, these frantic attacks landing on Tang Zheng's body felt like the powerless punches of a child hitting tough cowhide.
"Really now, can't you just behave?"
Tang Zheng said with a blank expression as a fist flew toward his face.
His physical defense was 520 (40%) points. For a standard warrior build, this was roughly equivalent to the defense of a level 40 warrior.
The Heroic Realm was levels 29-35. The Clementine before him was around level 32 or 33. Her strength was nowhere near enough to break his defense.
If she were holding a weapon, that would be a different story!
The future Brain, at the cost of his own life, had unleashed a blow that far exceeded his normal limits, reaching the attack level of an Aberrant, around Level 40.
That blow probably could have broken his current defense and dealt damage.
Of course, a real battle couldn't be decided by stats alone, but when the gap between two individuals was large enough, the one with the higher stats held an absolutely crushing advantage.
*Thud! Thud! Thud!*
The dull sounds of impact echoed continuously beside his ear.
In this environment.
Tang Zheng's thoughts drifted without reason to Brain. When he snapped back to reality, he realized this mindset was highly inappropriate.
*Is this what they call 'the leisure of the strong'?*
Clementine's purple pupils began to turn white. Under the effects of suffocation, her flailing fists gradually lost their power.
Her legs and arms slowly went limp, dangling and swaying slightly in mid-air!
*Thud!*
Tang Zheng casually tossed Clementine onto the ground.
"Hah— Hah—"
Clementine's body was limp. She lay prone on the floor, gasping for air, her expression deathly pale. Suddenly, she opened her mouth: "Blegh~"
The excessive fear and tension made her vomit uncontrollably.
"Now you really do look like a cute little cat."
Tang Zheng looked at Clementine, who was collapsed before him, her shoulders trembling. "To have survived at the hands of the Alliance Leader."
"It's a little suspicious. You wouldn't happen to be a member of Zuranon, would you?"
"You... you're not human?"
Clementine flipped over, propping herself up with one hand, the panic and fear in her eyes yet to disappear.
"Don't speak nonsense. I'm a genuine human, just a little bit stronger than you," Tang Zheng immediately corrected her sternly.
"No denial. It seems you really are one of Zuranon's people. So why did you join Zuranon?"
Faced with this question.
And with this man before her, so powerful he was impossible to resist.
Clementine thought of the Captain of the Black Scripture, and the one in the Extra Seat, who was beyond human imagination, like the Abyss itself.
"Heh, hehehe!"
The fear in Clementine's eyes gradually faded, replaced by madness and resentment. She glared at Tang Zheng and spoke without reservation.
A moment later.
After hearing Clementine's explanation.
Tang Zheng gave her a strange look. "You truly are insane. You're a member of the Theocracy, yet you want to destroy the Theocracy?"
"So what!"
Clementine held her head high, her tone frenzied. "I was planning to defect anyway. The only difference now is that you've found me out!
"Are you going to hand me over to the Theocracy? Or are you going to kill me now because of my connection to Zuranon?"
"I never would have thought—that the strongest person hidden behind the scenes of the Hills incident was you!"
"Ha, it seems you've misunderstood."
Tang Zheng leaned forward, smiling as he looked at Clementine.
"Why would I kill you? Defect? What's the point of defecting, Miss Clementine?"
"You..." Clementine was stunned.
"Nothing happened tonight, Miss Clementine," Tang Zheng said softly.
(end of chapter)
