Chapter 17

Pfft!

Tang Zheng drove the tip of his sword in and gave it a light twist, and the wild boar's last remaining breath dissipated instantly.

Blood welled up from the wound in its tough hide, but it didn't spray out; this was the reason Le'er had warned him to strike at this specific spot.

"Experience gained: 15 points!"

A line of information flashed across his attribute panel.

【Ability Table】

Innate Talent: 【Player】

Comprehensive Level: 2lv

Experience Bar: 95/100

Profession:

Basic Profession: Genius 1lv (Warrior, Priestess/Priest)

Mid-Rank Profession: Sword Saint 1lv

Skill Points: 0

Passive Skills: Item Box, Slash Enhancement (1%)

Active Skills:

Warrior—Instant Reflex, Four-Light Continuous Slash, Rapid Slash

Magic—Minor Wound Healing (First Rank)

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Tang Zheng swept his gaze over the attribute panel that only he could see; he was only 5 experience points away from leveling up, a speed much faster than he had anticipated.

He had only killed a few wild beasts, after all.

But this was normal; his level was simply too low, and as his level continued to rise, leveling up would likely become increasingly difficult.

"Hmph." The satisfied expression that had been on Grandmother Liji's face just a moment ago had now vanished.

She had originally thought Tang Zheng had taken her words to heart, but now it seemed he hadn't paid them any mind at all!

Tang Zheng, for his part, pretended not to hear her at all.

Once a human in this other world reaches level 29, they step into the Heroic Realm, and are already considered top-tier powerhouses among the various human nations.

However!

Even with higher talent and tireless effort, the limit the human race can reach is only around level 40, a level known as "The Abnormal."

This is no longer a question of talent or effort, but the limit of the race itself!

Even the four "Abnormals" that exist among humans have, to varying degrees, a "tendency to stop being human," which is how they achieved such accomplishments.

And for Tang Zheng, a level of around 40 is merely a beginning!

This also destined that!

In the future, when he is hostile toward the "Great Tomb of Nazarick," no one among humans will be able to become his companion.

When Tang Zheng first crossed over to the Royal Capital, he was initially torn between choosing a magic profession or a warrior profession, rather than focusing on one series of professions; this was part of the reason.

Without companions, a pure magic profession or warrior profession is easily targeted by those from the Great Tomb.

"You're much more skilled than when you started."

"But I'll still remind you: magical beasts are different from ordinary wild beasts."

Le'er saw Tang Zheng's clean and efficient movements, grinned, and lifted the lifeless wild boar again to process it quickly.

"There has to be a process of getting used to it." Tang Zheng smiled faintly, picked up the ceramic jar he had borrowed from Enri, and poured all the water from his waterskin into it.

Then.

He set the ceramic jar up over the campfire.

This ceramic jar was originally used for storing herbs, but it was temporarily idle, so Tang Zheng had asked for it to use as a kettle.

"You seem to really like drinking hot water." Enri watched Tang Zheng's movements, thinking of how the other had been pouring clear river water into the jar to boil and drink for several days in a row, and couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

"Oh, I wouldn't say I love it that much."

Facing Enri's curious inquiry, Tang Zheng sat down cross-legged again and said with a smile, "Actually, it's a tradition from my hometown." Enri looked a bit enlightened and didn't continue to press the matter.

In this world, different places have various differences in beliefs and customs; asking about someone else's customs and beliefs is something that should be avoided as much as possible.

Currently.

The mainstream belief in various countries is the Six Great Gods.

The humans of this world indeed need to be grateful to this first batch of players who descended.

Based on the plot shown in the anime and the light novel version, it basically all happens on the territory where humans reside.

It looks like the human territory is not small, but in reality, this continent is extremely huge. Humans are just huddled in the northwest corner of this continent.

And the central area of the continent is occupied by demi-humans and heteromorphs; there, humans are nothing more than slaves, or even food.

In the other world, whether it is demi-humans or heteromorphs, their lifespan and level caps far exceed humans, a short-lived race with limited potential.

Logically speaking!

With such a weak race as humans, they should have gone extinct long ago as time passed; it would be impossible for them to occupy the northwest corner of the continent, let alone survive here.

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And in reality, this is indeed the case; 600 years ago, humans were indeed on the verge of extinction.

But just at this time, the first batch of players known as the Six Great Gods descended!

With powerful and unrivaled strength, the Six Great Gods rescued humans and relocated them to the northwest corner of the continent to survive.

This is also the reason why the mainstream belief in various human countries is the Six Great Gods.

But unfortunately!

Among the Six Great Gods, except for the existence known as the God of Death, the other five were all human, with short lifespans, and they died one after another within a hundred years.

And the only surviving God of Death was also killed five hundred years ago, after the Eight Greed Kings descended, during the battle between the two sides.

Compared to the Six Great Gods.

The "Eight Greed Kings" were more like the style of players; from this title, one can see how the Eight Greed Kings ravaged the entire continent.

According to some records of various races, although most of the Eight Greed Kings were demi-humans, and there were even heteromorphs, they were surprisingly quite fond of the human race.

Leading to the fact that even now!

Existences with "vicious" natures like the "Eight Greed Kings" surprisingly have no legends about their evil in human society.

"600 years ago the Six Great Gods descended, 500 years ago the Eight Greed Kings descended, 200 years ago a large number of Demon Gods appeared, the Thirteen Heroes appeared, and there is other unknown information, also suspected to be players who descended on the central continent."

"Plus the "Great Tomb of Nazarick" that will descend in the future."

Several thoughts flashed through Tang Zheng's mind.

Almost every 100 years, players descend into this other world.

Based on this information, those True Dragon Lords are probably also aware that players will soon descend into this world.

"Compared to the suddenness of the previous few times, and the limited information known."

"This time the True Dragon Lords should have already made preparations, but compared to the "Six Great Gods", "Eight Greed Kings" and the only player among the 13 Heroes."

"The comprehensive strength of the "Great Tomb of Nazarick" far exceeds the previous three batches of players."

Tang Zheng fell into deep thought, and at the same time, a thought emerged in his mind,

"If I can get the True Dragon Lords to fight the Great Tomb in advance, perhaps I can reap the benefits as a third party."

Even if the True Dragon Lords lose in the end, it only benefits Tang Zheng and has no downsides, and he can incidentally consume the foundation and most of the power of the Great Tomb.

(End of this chapter)