Chapter 174: Former Earth Shrine Maiden! Method to Isolate

Demon Gods from two hundred years ago?

Tang Zheng was somewhat surprised; this pair of demi-human sisters actually had such a background.

The so-called "Demon Gods," according to speculation, are a large number of monsters, elite monsters, and even bosses that descended from the game, causing catastrophic disasters to the entire Other World; this is also the reason for the appearance of the "Thirteen Heroes."

The strength of these Demon Gods varies; the strong ones, like the demon tree currently sealed in the depths of the Tob Forest, with a level reaching about 85lv, are called natural disasters that almost destroyed the world, and so on.

Weaker ones can also be eliminated by relying on human strength, but no matter how low their strength is, the levels of the Demon Gods are all above 36lv, surpassing the Hero Realm.

Recalling the information about "Demon Gods" in his mind.

Tang Zheng looked at the twin witches who were shrinking their heads and shivering at this moment.

Their skin was pale and thin, and one could tell they were female, but the pointed ears paired with their slightly ferocious appearance did not conform to human aesthetics.

Of course, compared to their appearance.

What truly made Tang Zheng care was that these monsters that descended from the game would actually leave behind descendants.

Since the Six Great Gods, the Eight Greed Kings, etc., also have descendants, it is not incomprehensible for monsters to leave behind bloodlines.

However!

If this is not an isolated case, then the water in this world is likely even deeper.

Tang Zheng's gaze flashed, and he suddenly thought of the Forest Sage King Hamsuke, whom he had killed; the opponent's appearance characteristics were also a bit unlike the monsters of this world, could it be that they were also descendants of those Demon Gods?

Under the unreserved explanation of the gray-robed mage, the method of making the "Frogman Egg" was explained in detail.

Just as Tang Zheng had speculated at the beginning, the method of making a complete "Frogman Egg" was extremely cumbersome, and the failure rate was terrifyingly high.

It not only required the special refining technique mastered by the gray-robed mage but also the cooperation of the twin witches' alchemy.

The fundamental purpose of the gray-robed mage making the "Frogman Egg" was just to lure out Quine-Aise, and then kill him to take revenge on the Slane Theocracy.

As for the claim of borrowing Quine-Aise's innate talent, it was just false information deliberately leaked to confuse Quine-Aise.

Tang Zheng also learned from the gray-robed mage's answer about Quine-Aise's "Innate Talent," which possessed the ability to increase the favorability of magic beasts and even forcibly control them.

"No wonder he could control the Evil Spirit Dog." A trace of clarity flashed in Tang Zheng's eyes.

Compared to the skills or abilities provided by professions, some powerful "Innate Talents" are truly unreasonable.

Tang Zheng speculated that all members who could join the 【Black Scripture】, besides their own powerful strength and talent, should also possess very excellent Innate Talents.

And regarding the grudge between the gray-robed mage and Quine-Aise or the Slane Theocracy.

Tang Zheng originally wasn't interested, but he unexpectedly learned of an unknown matter.

The gray-robed mage's younger sister was actually the previous Earth Shrine Maiden!

Besides the more famous Six-Colored Scripture units, the Slane Theocracy also possesses six Shrine Maidens belonging to the six great temples.

Each Shrine Maiden, cooperating with special magic items, can hold great ritual magic, thereby being able to use spells of a higher rank than their own level.

It's just that this special magic item is not something anyone can use; it requires special talent or even "Innate Talent" to do so.

And the Slane Theocracy itself masters magic that can detect others' "Innate Talents," and searching among 15 million citizens, finding those who meet the conditions is not too difficult.

Very honored!

The gray-robed mage's younger sister was such an adapter; the opponent also thought so at the beginning.

But the result...

Tang Zheng looked at the gray-robed mage, who was being controlled with a sluggish gaze, and shook his head lightly.

Things that fall from the sky require a price to be paid.

Going from an ordinary person to a high-status Shrine Maiden of one of the six great temples in one leap, how could it be possible not to pay a price.

If Tang Zheng remembered correctly, the future Clementine was the one who seized the "Wisdom Crown" of the Dark Shrine Maiden and defected from the Slane Theocracy.

And the Dark Shrine Maiden who lost the "Wisdom Crown" went directly insane; the "insanity" here is truly insane.

Because the "Wisdom Crown" can strip the user of consciousness, letting them completely become a tool that only knows how to cast magic; the effects of the "Wisdom Crowns" of the other Shrine Maidens are probably similar.

What to do with the Shrine Maiden who lost the "Wisdom Crown" and went insane?

Or rather, needing to replace the next Shrine Maiden, what to do with the previous Shrine Maiden?

Very simple, this involves one of the main tasks of the 【Black Scripture】, which is to send these insane Shrine Maidens to the side of the Gods.

The gray-robed mage naturally didn't know of the existence of the 【Black Scripture】, nor did he know that Quine-Aise was one of the members of that scripture.

The most important reason he sought out Quine-Aise was because his younger sister was taken away by Quine-Aise's father back then.

"Regarding your 'Zuranon,' tell me everything you know." Tang Zheng paused briefly before continuing to ask.

The gray-robed mage's matter was not easy to evaluate.

When the opponent mentioned the Slane Theocracy's "Humanity First" at the beginning, the mocking tone made Tang Zheng somewhat unable to understand, but now he had some enlightenment.

Many things are different when viewed from the perspective of the collective and the perspective of the individual.

Tang Zheng always felt that he was just an ordinary person who had mastered power, but everything he had experienced during this time.

Made his view on some things no longer limited to the simple concepts of right and wrong, good and evil in the vision of ordinary people.

In his previous life, whether in novels or anime, some powerhouses always mentioned the four words "persist in one's original heart"; he didn't think much of it at the time, but now Tang Zheng felt more and more the importance of these four words.

Especially in the complex environment of various races and humans in the Other World, if one is overly indulged in the simple concepts of "right and wrong, good and evil," one will soon fall into confusion.

"We 'Zuranon' have twelve members......"

The gray-robed mage's voice without emotional fluctuation rang out.

Tang Zheng frowned slightly, not because he learned any incredible intelligence, but because the information the opponent knew was only a little more than what he knew.

According to the opponent's meaning, the identity of each of the twelve members is very mysterious; besides the leader, I'm afraid no one knows the past identity of each of them.

The only thing that was a bit useful was the information about the leader of "Zuranon"; the gray-robed mage guessed that the opponent was very likely from the Slane Theocracy, and even once held a relatively high position in the Slane Theocracy.

"Forget it, although the information is limited, at least I'm not completely in the dark when facing 'Zuranon'."

After Tang Zheng recorded this information, he signaled for the gray-robed mage to state all the magic he mastered.

He had already learned the basic professions possessed by the gray-robed mage: Mage, Warlock, and Priest of the holy system.

Three basic professions, and they belonged to the type that hadn't been constructed; no wonder he was not Quine-Aise's opponent.

Hum—

【Skill Points: 68→67】

Skill: Magic Mark (Second Rank)

Consumption: 10MP

Introduction: Consume magical power to leave a special magic mark on the opponent, which can sense the opponent's location.

Tang Zheng finally chose a Second Rank "Warlock" spell, thereby acquiring this basic profession.

Although the gray-robed mage was a magic caster in the Hero Realm, due to the structure of his profession, he could only use Fourth Rank magic-type magic at most.

Among the magic the opponent mastered, there were quite a few that made his eyes light up, but there were none worth learning; this Second Rank spell before him didn't look like it had much use.

But it was related to the means of making "Frogman Eggs."

He glanced at the information on the attribute panel.

【Attribute Table】

Player: Tang Zheng

Justice Value: 23 【Neutral】 HP: 373→388 (30%)

MP: 173→188 (16%)

Physical Attack: 373 (29%)

Physical Defense: 248 (19%)

Agility: 213 (16%)

Magic Attack: 218→233 (18%)

Magic Defense: 188→203 (14%)

Comprehensive Resistance: 255 (20%)

Speciality: 230→260 (20%)

Total: 182%

(PS: The complete ability table has been updated in the comment section)

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Tang Zheng just glanced simply at the normal changes in basic values; the focus of his attention was the change in speciality, which increased by 30 points at once.

The magnitude of this increase was clearly related to the job change of 【Mad Mage】.

"Is it a passive skill?" Tang Zheng thought thoughtfully.

He didn't dwell too much on this question.

What truly gave him a headache now was how to deal with the problems of the gray-robed mage and Quine-Aise.

"You should have heard the conversation just now, now..." Tang Zheng turned his head to look at the twin witches beside him, but before he could finish speaking.

The Green Leaf Witch and the Mist Witch had already bent down and prostrated on the ground simultaneously, their voices trembling: "We are willing to submit."

"Good."

Tang Zheng nodded expressionlessly: "Handle this destroyed area; with the abilities of you two, you should be able to restore it to its original state."

The twin witches both possessed the profession of Forest Priest, and manipulating plant growth was not a complicated thing.

After speaking,

Tang Zheng raised his hand and used "Magic Mark" on the twin witches respectively; with this magic, even if the twin witches wanted to escape, he could determine their location.

As the twin witches left in panic.

Tang Zheng gathered his gaze on the unconscious Quine-Aise again.

Bang!

He chopped the gray-robed mage unconscious with a hand blade.

Next.

Tang Zheng woke Quine-Aise from his coma and used the "All-Race Charm" spell again to control the opponent.

"Is there any method in the Slane Theocracy that can isolate 'Resurrection Magic'?" Tang Zheng looked at Quine-Aise, who was controlled and had a sluggish gaze, and asked seriously.

Since special means like resurrection magic have existed for a long time, Tang Zheng didn't believe that the various forces in this world wouldn't make corresponding research.

Since even the leader of "Zuranon" could research and modify the magic of "Resurrection of the Dead."

If the Slane Theocracy had no corresponding research, Tang Zheng wouldn't believe it.

"To prevent 'Resurrection of the Dead,' one only needs to severely damage the corpse." Quine-Aise's voice was stiff.

"Besides that?" Tang Zheng took a breath and asked again after hearing this nonsense.

It was just that this time, Quine-Aise didn't answer immediately; even under the effect of "All-Race Charm," he became somewhat hesitant.

Which made Tang Zheng's eyes light up instead.

"Isolation magic."

"One only needs to isolate the influence of magic to counter resurrection magic... to do this, the simplest way... is to let a powerful monster swallow the living."

"The power possessed by the monster itself will further hinder and isolate the influence of 'Resurrection Magic,' but the monster's strength must be high, at least exceeding the Hero... Realm."

Quine-Aise's sluggish face revealed a trace of struggle, so much so that even his tone of speaking became intermittent.

Seeing Quine-Aise's state at this moment.

Tang Zheng's pupils contracted; this was clearly a situation of being about to forcibly break free from the state of "All-Race Charm."

"Can he break free from the influence of charm just by his own will?" Tang Zheng's face revealed surprise, and he quickly waved his arm, knocking Quine-Aise unconscious again.

"Using powerful monsters to isolate resurrection magic; there is actually such a way." Looking at Quine-Aise, who had fallen into a coma again, Tang Zheng fell into deep thought.

Powerful monsters were easy to find.

On the Azerlisia Mountains, there was a giant fish monster about 50 meters long with a level reaching about 47lv, the Lava Dominator · Sun Angler.

The question is, does this method really work?

Ordinary resurrection magic might work, but what about higher-level resurrection magic?

Besides.

Quine-Aise's state just now was also somewhat suspicious; with the opponent's extremely weak physical condition at this moment, he could actually rely on his will to break free from the influence of "All-Race Charm."

This was clearly somewhat abnormal.

Wait!

Tang Zheng narrowed his eyes; he suddenly remembered that the Slane Theocracy seemed to have implanted some kind of special magic in the minds of the members of the major scriptures.

Under specific circumstances, as long as one answers the opponent's three questions, one will die directly.

At that time, Captain Nigun and most of the members of the 【Sunlight Scripture】 captured by the Bone King died under the influence of this magic.

Just now, his questioning of Quine-Aise already counted as the second question; if he asked one more question, Quine-Aise would likely trigger this magic.

"The ability of 'All-Race Charm' is to make the opponent treat you as a friend, and once one's own life is threatened, the influence of the charm cannot continue."

This was likely the reason for Quine-Aise's struggle.

"If this is the case, then it's somewhat troublesome."

Tang Zheng thought of this, and a look of ugliness flashed across his face.

He originally wanted to extract intelligence from Quine-Aise; if there was the influence of this magic, he wouldn't be able to easily obtain intelligence about the Slane Theocracy like he did with the gray-robed mage.

"It's not that there's no way; if one uses resurrection means, every time one is resurrected, one should be able to continue asking a brand new three questions."

Tang Zheng looked at the unconscious Quine-Aise, and this thought flashed through his heart.

This, naturally, also meant dealing with a tricky problem!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 175 =====