Chapter 165

Tang Zheng looked at the three frog-men charging on the multi-headed water snakes and immediately signaled the two Flame Archangels that had finished off the purple long worms to attack the front.

The roars of the multi-headed water snakes and the shrill cries of the frog-men rang out under the obstruction of the Flame Archangels.

One of the multi-headed water snakes that hadn't been blocked lunged fiercely toward Tang Zheng's direction.

And the frog-man standing on top of this multi-headed water snake looked at Tang Zheng and yelled arrogantly: "Invader, the brave warrior is going to eat you!"

"I have always hated you guys who open your mouths to eat people at the drop of a hat." A cold glint flashed in Tang Zheng's eyes as he raised his palm toward the front.

Magic Arrow!

Swish! Swish! Swish!

Three magic arrows flew out and bombarded the knee of the multi-headed water snake's left front limb.

Boom.

"Roar—"

The multi-headed water snake only felt a pain in its knee; unable to stop its rapid running, it tilted forward and fell heavily into the swamp mud with a muffled thud.

Bang!

And the frog-man standing on top of the multi-headed water snake flew off uncontrollably, landing in the swamp ten meters in front of Tang Zheng and creating a deep pit.

"Damn it!"

The thick-skinned frog-man crawled out of the mud pit, its fist-sized dark brown eyes full of ferocity:

"Damn invader, the brave warrior is going to..."

"Magic Arrow!"

Tang Zheng clearly had no intention of wasting words, raising his hand to fire a magic blast.

A whistling sound rang out.

The frog-man didn't have time to dodge and was hit by the magic arrow, which blasted three bloody holes into its tough chest.

"It didn't shoot through." Tang Zheng saw this scene, a trace of surprise flashing in his eyes.

Do frog-men have magic resistance?

Huh?

Tang Zheng was suddenly stunned. Under his gaze, the bloody holes blasted into the frog-man's chest had actually started to recover.

Although it couldn't compare to an ogre, this recovery speed was already somewhat exaggerated.

He had never heard of frog-men having such recovery abilities!

【Skill "Partner Contract I" discovered. Requires basic class Beast Tamer. Current conditions not met...】

【Genius class activated. Conversion successful. Learning conditions met. Consume 1 skill point to learn?】

Tang Zheng's eyes flashed.

Another Beast Tamer skill.

The previous Beast Tamer skill, "Beast Rage," had not interested Tang Zheng in wasting skill points, whether looking at the name or the effect.

But this skill before him, based on the effect shown by the frog-man, made Tang Zheng's eyes light up.

He naturally didn't mind having more basic classes; as long as it didn't waste skill points, he didn't mind learning it.

Skill: Partner Contract I

Cost: None (Cooldown 1h)

Description: Choose to form a close partnership with a monster that has no hostility, allowing the user to use one of the partner's abilities, while the user can also choose to let the partner use one of their own abilities.

Each time it is activated, it can only be used by one party, and the cost is paid by the party being used.

(PS: Once chosen, it cannot be canceled unless the partner dies, at which point it can be changed.)

Tang Zheng quickly scanned the information for this skill and looked at the multi-headed water snake that had fallen in the distance and couldn't stand up immediately.

He then looked at the frog-man in front of him, whose chest wounds had already recovered.

If he remembered correctly, the multi-headed water snake possessed the ability to "increase its own healing speed," and the frog-man before him was clearly using the other party's ability.

Conversely, after the multi-headed water snake had its ability used by the frog-man, it had no way to recover from its injuries and stand up immediately.

"So painful, so painful!"

"Damn invader, if you kneel and beg for mercy, as a warrior, I might grant you a painless death."

After the frog-man cried out in pain twice, seeing its chest wounds recover, a smug look appeared on its face; it even puffed out its chest specifically at Tang Zheng and shouted.

Seeing this unique way the other party had of showing off.

Tang Zheng said expressionlessly: "I hope that if I chop you into pieces, you can still recover."

The frog-man froze, its fist-sized eyeballs rotating to look to both sides, its body unable to stop trembling.

The two Flame Archangels had returned, appearing simultaneously on the left and right sides of this frog-man, their flame swords swinging down.

In the blink of an eye, this frog-man was chopped into several pieces.

Blood flowed.

It had completely lost its life!

Clearly, relying solely on the ability to increase one's own healing speed was not enough to piece a separated body back together.

Tang Zheng withdrew his gaze and raised his hand to press on the Evil Spirit Dog's head: "Partner Contract."

"Woo~"

The Evil Spirit Dog let out a low growl, subconsciously shaking its head.

"Go."

The master's familiar voice rang out in its mind, and the Evil Spirit Dog subconsciously took steps forward.

"Interesting. On the surface, it's bidirectional, but in reality, it's still a one-way contract based on the user." Tang Zheng sensed this ability in detail.

After activating this skill, he could clearly feel a close, invisible connection established between himself and the Evil Spirit Dog. He could more easily transmit his commands clearly to the Evil Spirit Dog, and at the same time, he could forcibly use the Evil Spirit Dog's "Chain Whirlwind" ability.

However, the Evil Spirit Dog could not establish a connection back to him; everything remained led by the user.

"Is this the difference between a Beast Tamer and a Druid?" Tang Zheng whispered to himself.

It's a pity.

One can only contract one monster at a time; using this opportunity on the Evil Spirit Dog was a slight waste.

With the frog-man leading the way.

Tang Zheng began to gradually approach the depths of the Great Wetland. Large monsters and frog-men became more numerous, but under the offensive of the two Flame Archangels, there was simply no existence that could block Tang Zheng's forward steps.

The swampy area with dense weeds and sparse trees gradually faded, and a dense forest appeared ahead.

"Stop!!"

Suddenly, a fearful and panicked shout came from the dense forest.

A thought moved in Tang Zheng's heart, and the Evil Spirit Dog stopped and looked forward in guard.

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A slender lizardman crawled out from the dense forest, its black eyes, slightly different from the snake pupils of normal lizardmen, filled with fear as it looked at Tang Zheng.

"Lizardman?"

Tang Zheng showed a look of surprise; he didn't expect to be able to see a lizardman in the depths of the Great Wetland.

Wait!

Tang Zheng's eyes narrowed imperceptibly.

Does this lizardman know him?

The other party's fearful and panicked appearance didn't look like the situation that should occur upon a first meeting.

"I am not a lizardman, I am a cave lizardman." The cave lizardman heard Tang Zheng's address, shrank its neck, still full of fear, but immediately spoke to correct him.

Cave lizardman?

Tang Zheng glanced at the thorn-like objects on the other party's head.

"Do you know me?" Tang Zheng looked at the other party expressionlessly and said faintly.

"The master told me to tell you that you cannot kill frog-men." The cave lizardman braced its head, revealing sharp teeth, and did not answer Tang Zheng's question:

"Don't think that just because you destroyed the lizardman tribe, you can be self-righteous. Get out of the Great Wetland."

After saying the last sentence.

The cave lizardman trembled, not even daring to look up at Tang Zheng in the distance; it knew how that group of lizardmen had been destroyed at the hands of this human.

A sharp glint flashed in Tang Zheng's eyes, and his gaze became deep.

If it was just a guess before, then now he was certain that the other party clearly knew what had happened in the lizardman tribe.

"Who is your master?"

Tang Zheng's voice was somewhat cold.

"Naturally, it is Lady Witch, the ruler of this dense forest wetland." When the cave lizardman mentioned the words "Lady Witch," it seemed to regain some courage, and even its voice became a few degrees higher.

Twin Witches!

Tang Zheng was increasingly surprised.

The Twin Witches actually knew what had happened in the lizardman tribe, and the cave lizardman before him seemed to know as well.

He was very sure.

He had never seen this cave lizardman before.

"All-Race Charm!" Tang Zheng couldn't be bothered to speculate himself and directly activated the magic.

Before the cave lizardman could react, it had already lost consciousness and was walking toward Tang Zheng in a daze.

And with the transfer of the charm magic, the frog-man leading the way also came back to its senses.

Swish!

The Flame Angel flapped its wings, appearing above this frog-man, and the flame sword in its hand swung down, splitting it in two.

"Tell me, how did you know all of this?" Tang Zheng watched the cave lizardman that had come before him and asked plainly.

Under the cave lizardman's explanation, Tang Zheng finally understood everything.

He didn't expect that this cave lizardman could disguise itself as a normal lizardman and mix into the lizardman tribe to survive.

Not only that.

When the Twin Witches stole the lizardman treasure, it was also the cave lizardman who had turned into a lizardman who secretly passed on information, leading to their success.

It wasn't this cave lizardman before him, but another one.

Tang Zheng took a black-gray ring from the cave lizardman's hand; this was the magic item that allowed the cave lizardman to transform into a lizardman.

"I thought it was the magic fluctuation in the sky back then."

Tang Zheng frowned slightly, playing with the ring in his hand. He suddenly discovered that things seemed to be getting more and more interesting.

Just by what the Twin Witches did through the hands of the cave lizardman, it was enough to show that the other party was not a stupid demi-human race.

However!

The words the Twin Witches had just had the cave lizardman say to warn him were clearly a rather stupid act.

Knowing full well that he had destroyed the lizardman tribe, yet doing this act to provoke him.

"The other party doesn't want to drive me away; on the contrary, they want me to go in." Tang Zheng raised his head to look into the deep, dense forest, his gaze flickering.

(End of Chapter)