Chapter 134: Unable to Break Defense, Charm All Races Obtained (Supplementing last night's chapter)

Bang!

Tang Zheng raised the iron sword in his hand to block in front of him; the black-gray, sharp, cold glint collided with the iron sword, emitting a muffled thud.

Creak—creak!

After the brief collision, the blade of the iron sword chipped in several places.

The heavy force even left Tang Zheng's arms numb.

Seeing that its attack had actually been blocked, the silver-white figure seemed somewhat surprised and stopped its continued assault.

Taking advantage of this gap.

Tang Zheng retreated rapidly, putting some distance between them, and glanced at the deep notch on the iron sword, his eyelids twitching.

"I had assumed those annoying Ogre fellows had trespassed into my territory again."

"I didn't expect it to be you, a human, controlling them. You must be a magic caster, to have been able to block my strike just now."

A cold, curious voice rang out.

Tang Zheng looked up at the figure directly in front of him, his eyelids twitching again uncontrollably.

This was a magical beast with silver-white fur all over its body, standing over two meters tall, and looking somewhat similar to a hamster.

But it was completely different from the cute image seen in anime!

The opponent's thick forelimbs hung loosely at its sides, with gray-black, sharp claws over a meter long extending from each finger.

Bits of flesh from the Ogre corpses still remained on them.

Most eye-catching of all!

Was the tail behind it, which swayed like a long snake, covered in snake scales and reaching 20 meters in length.

Between the silver-white fur, magical patterns flickered with a pale silver light from time to time.

At a single glance.

It gave one an inexplicable sense of intimidation and terror.

Perhaps in the eyes of the Bone King, the Forest Wise King Hamsuke before him was indeed a cute magical beast. But at this moment, in Tang Zheng's eyes, the opponent did not have even half a connection to the word "cute."

"Seeing my magnificent appearance, do you feel fear and awe?"

Seeing Tang Zheng slightly stunned as he looked at it, the Forest Wise King Hamsuke felt a bit smug. It seemed it hadn't communicated with other creatures for too long, and it appeared somewhat long-winded as it said:

"Hahaha, you feel fear and surprise, don't you?"

"Since you are so scared that you cannot speak, then as an intruder who has entered my territory, I can grant you a painless death."

"Obediently become the food in my belly."

Hearing the long-winded voice coming from the Forest Wise King Hamsuke.

Tang Zheng let out a soft breath and tossed the iron sword in his hand to the ground.

"Oh, have you even given up on resisting?"

"I thought that someone who could withstand my strike would be a human powerhouse with some ability to resist."

The Forest Wise King Hamsuke seemed a little disappointed.

"I'm just switching to a different sword." Tang Zheng reached out and wiped his waist, and an iron sword appeared in his hand once more. "Speaking of which, you really are long-winded."

"Long-winded?"

"What does that mean? Is it a unique phrase among you humans? Though it doesn't sound like a compliment."

The Forest Wise King Hamsuke's black beastly pupils turned cold: "Better to hurry up and turn you into food; a human powerhouse like you should taste even better."

Bang!

The Forest Wise King Hamsuke's figure moved, charging forward in one breath; its massive body pounced down, carrying a fierce gust of wind.

"Dark Wave!"

Tang Zheng's gaze flashed, and he let out a low shout.

A pitch-black energy ripple rapidly spread outward with Tang Zheng as the center, sweeping over the charging Forest Wise King Hamsuke.

The massive figure suddenly paused, freezing in place.

However.

Unlike others who had suffered the Dark Wave attack before, although the Forest Wise King Hamsuke's body became somewhat stiff, there was no look of confusion in its eyes.

"This... what is this?" A trace of astonishment entered the Forest Wise King Hamsuke's voice.

"The negative status of fear didn't take effect, then."

This thought flashed through Tang Zheng's mind, but his hands did not hesitate in the slightest; he stepped forward, leaning in, and swung the iron sword fiercely:

"Rapid Slash!"

The iron sword tore through the air and slashed fiercely at the opponent's chest, triggering double curse damage.

Bang—

A small patch of silver fur was shorn off.

Seeing that his strike hadn't even broken the skin of the Forest Wise King Hamsuke, Tang Zheng's eyes went stiff.

This defense is too exaggerated!

The attack power of this strike was definitely his strongest means of attack at the moment. The defensive capability of physical armor!

This thought flashed through Tang Zheng's mind; this belonged to the opponent's innate passive ability.

Boom!

As the attack ended, the Forest Wise King Hamsuke recovered from its restricted state and immediately retreated rapidly, a flash of panic appearing in its beastly pupils.

Clearly, the previous state had given it a fright.

"What did you just do to me? You lowly human!" The Forest Wise King Hamsuke's relaxed tone vanished, becoming somewhat ferocious.

Only when it noticed that it hadn't suffered any damage did its somewhat tense expression relax.

"Damn it!"

"It's not just you who possesses such abilities."

The Forest Wise King Hamsuke let out a loud cry, and a small magic circle-shaped rune appeared on its body:

"Charm All Races!"

Facing the mental control magic released by the opponent.

"Undead Spirit!"

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Tang Zheng's solemn expression relaxed, and he immediately activated the magic.

According to the light novel version, because the Forest Wise King Hamsuke lacked the talent of a magic caster, the "Charm All Races" it released would be very weak, only capable of controlling small animals.

But reality is reality.

Tang Zheng would not gamble on this authenticity; at the same time, he looked at his attribute panel and moved his thoughts.

【Skill Points: 39→38】

……

Skill: Charm All Races (Tier 4)

Cost: 20 MP

Description: Can cast a mental control effect of charm on any race.

……

Got it!

Among the opponents he had encountered before, whether it was Khajiit of "Zuranon" or that Forest Gnome, they all used "Charm Human Race" magic.

The reason he hadn't learned it was naturally because he had his eyes on this higher-tier and all-encompassing charm magic.

This was also Tang Zheng's purpose in forcing the Forest Wise King Hamsuke out; the only thing he hadn't expected was that he wouldn't even be able to break its defense.

"Retreat first."

Tang Zheng retreated rapidly, grabbed the Lesser Evil Dog, and whispered an incantation: "Fly!"

Blue magic power quickly enveloped his entire body.

In the blink of an eye, Tang Zheng rose into the air and flew rapidly toward the sky.

"You get down here!"

"You bastard human!"

The Forest Wise King Hamsuke reacted at this moment, hurriedly swinging its tail to strike at Tang Zheng in the sky, but it was ultimately a beat too slow.

The length of the tail could no longer reach Tang Zheng, who had flown above the forest.

An angry roar erupted from the jungle below.

Tang Zheng hovered in mid-air, looking down at the silver-white figure in the jungle below that was scurrying around in the lush woods, yet was completely helpless.

This is the advantage of having skills for different situations.

Tang Zheng exhaled, looked up to confirm the direction of the east side of the Great Forest of Tob, and flew toward the east with the Lesser Evil Dog.

The sound of fine wind whistled past his ears continuously.

Looking down at the vast, lush green jungle below, as well as the boundless blue sky, especially being bathed in the sunlight.

This feeling of freedom and novelty gave Tang Zheng an indescribable sense of liberation.

"The changes brought by transcendent power are indeed intoxicating, making me feel more and more that this world is real." Tang Zheng sighed, recalling the battle process just now, and his arrogant mood dissipated:

"I didn't expect the Forest Wise King Hamsuke to be so difficult to deal with."

From the very beginning, the Forest Wise King Hamsuke hadn't used its full strength; Tang Zheng could clearly feel that the opponent had been in a playful mindset the whole time.

Yet even so, in terms of both speed and strength, the level it displayed was far higher than his own, especially its exaggerated defensive power.

"With the skill in hand, the subsequent plan should be feasible."

Tang Zheng was flying rapidly through the air, arriving above the eastern region of the Great Forest of Tob.

Taking advantage of the altitude, he looked down toward the location of a conspicuous "forest rift" deep within the jungle below.

If the Great Goblin Aguro had not described it incorrectly, that was the territory of the Ogre Gu, one of the other forest rulers.

(End of chapter)