Chapter 292: Fifth Rank Clairvoyance, Khajiit

"Kill!"

"Slaughter this bunch!"

"……!"

One by one, human spiders—covered in short black and orange fur, with slender builds and terrifying appearances—leaped and moved with agile, swift motions through the jungle.

Like clusters of black shadows, they fell rapidly upon the Iron Ratmen and Ogres below, engaging in a chaotic melee in the blink of an eye.

Roars and battle cries resounded through the sky!

The brutal collision of races caused the air to quickly fill with the stench of blood.

Behind the Iron Ratmen and Ogres, dozens of Zuranon magic casters stood by, providing assistance and magical attacks.

The human spider race was exceptionally troublesome; not only were they swift, but the spider silk wrapped around their bodies was as hard as steel, capable of blocking most physical damage.

"Magic Arrow: Wind!"

Tang Zheng stood under a lush tree trunk, waving his hand to chant.

Swish!

Ten white streams of light condensed instantly, flying into the human spiders and accurately piercing through their unprotected heads.

【Experience gained: 270】

【……】

【Experience gained: 369】

Tang Zheng stood in place, his movements continuous as he released "Magic Arrows" one after another. Dense white streams of light flew out incessantly, forcefully crushing a group of human spiders attacking from afar.

The power of a First Rank spell was indeed not high, but it depended on who was using it. Tang Zheng's magic attack stat was not low, and these human spiders possessed no magic resistance abilities.

Looking solely at the power of the "Magic Arrows" Tang Zheng released, it was indeed abnormally high; this naturally came from his class bonuses.

The 【Mad Mage】 passive "Elemental Attribute Change" granted his magic the power of elemental infusion.

The 【Magic Overlord】 passive "Super Magic Master" further enhanced the maximum variable quantity within his magic.

"Elemental Blessing" also caused his elemental magic to inflict greater destruction and effects.

Additionally.

"Magic Consumption Reduction" allowed Tang Zheng to consume only one point of mana when releasing spells below the Fourth Rank.

This series of passive bonuses resulted in ordinary "Magic Arrows" dealing maximum damage with minimum consumption in Tang Zheng's hands.

The power of each magic arrow reached the intensity of a Second Rank spell.

A single magic arrow was basically enough to finish off one human spider.

If it couldn't, it was nothing more than firing another one!

"Under the influence of the drought, the crisis of water and food in the hilly region has emerged, and it has begun to turn completely chaotic."

Tang Zheng released magic while silently pondering as he watched the human spider race attacking incessantly; these human spiders were here to seize water sources.

The Zuranon race lived near the water source, but this water source had naturally already been occupied by the demi-human race led by Tang Zheng.

In fact.

Even if they hadn't occupied the water source, in the current dry and hot climate, the demi-human groups under Tang Zheng's control would still not lack water.

With the ability of the Lizardman Crusch Lulu, she could release the Fourth Rank "Cloud Control" to create a small dark cloud; making it rain was not a problem at all.

Swish! Swish!

Eh?

Tang Zheng raised his eyelids, discovering dozens of human spiders dispersing and surrounding him from all directions; they had clearly noticed the threat he posed.

Black and orange figures leaped and sprinted through the jungle and on the ground.

In an instant,

Dozens of human spiders leaped from the sky above, turning into clusters of shadows that shrouded Tang Zheng, while human spiders also appeared in the forest, surrounding him from below.

Swish! Swish!

Dense, hard spider silk was sprayed from the bodies of the human spiders, forming clusters of spider webs in mid-air, shrouding the entire area.

Facing this scene.

Tang Zheng nodded and commented: "Good coordination."

"Dimensional Move."

Whoosh!

Tang Zheng's figure disappeared into thin air, easily flying out of the encirclement to the periphery.

Watching the human spiders, who had lost their target and become panicked, Tang Zheng raised his palm, aiming at this group of human spiders that had gathered together and delivered themselves to his door.

"Fireball!"

Boom!

A fireball the size of a basketball flew from Tang Zheng's palm, turning into a streak of crimson fire that ignited the group of human spiders in front, followed by an explosion.

On his attribute panel, a large number of experience notifications flashed continuously.

"Should I leave some behind?"

"Forget it, it's better to clear out a batch of this type of demi-human race while it's chaotic."

Tang Zheng turned around, looking at the human spiders still rushing over, and raised his hand, firing ten white streams of light.

The human spider race's initially strong offensive fell into a disadvantage as time passed, showing signs of retreating steadily.

The smell of blood became even more intense!

The excited roars of the Ogres, Iron Ratmen, and Zuranon rang out from time to time.

Hmm?

Tang Zheng's hand movements suddenly paused, and he looked up at the sky blocked by lush branches and leaves: "They're here again."

【Discovered Fifth Rank spell "Clairvoyance", requires Mental-type spellcasting level (29–35lv), current conditions met……】

"Astrology Clairvoyance is really busy during this time." Tang Zheng only glanced at the sky before withdrawing his gaze.

Ever since the Holy Kingdom cut off grain trade, the 【Black Scripture】's Astrology Clairvoyance began probing the hilly region, which meant the Slane Theocracy had already noticed the anomalies here.

"With such a frequency of probing, the Slane Theocracy values this much more than the Holy Kingdom; they are indeed a place that advocates "human supremacy" and whose main purpose is to crusade against and eliminate demi-humans."

A thought flashed through Tang Zheng's eyes, and then he raised his eyebrows, saying indifferently: "Has the probing gaze left?"

Whether it was the intuition of a warrior, the magic caster's keen perception of mana, or the bonuses provided by the 【Ninja】 class.

He could vaguely feel the faint sensation of being watched when the probing spell was released.

However.

Tang Zheng didn't care; the 【Player】 trait could evade this type of prying spell.

He also possessed the Second Rank spell "Detection Interference" obtained from the 【Monk】 class, which could be used for counter-probing.

The magic effect of "Clairvoyance" was similar to a high-altitude overlooking perspective; although it could see many areas, it could not clearly see specific locations.

Unless combined with positioning magic, it could not be observed at close range.

What Astrology Clairvoyance had been observing during this time was not just the southern region controlled by Tang Zheng, but the entire hilly region, so it naturally wouldn't stay in one place for too long.

Looking at the attribute panel.

【Experience Slot: 2012322/410000】

The experience value had accumulated to about 2 million during this time.

…………

【Skill Points: 63→62】

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Skill: Clairvoyance (Fifth Rank)

Consumption: 25mp～continuous consumption

Introduction: Probing-type spell, can be used to observe distant scenes, has the advantage of long distance, but does not possess strong probing capabilities, easily blocked by counter-probing spells, can be used in conjunction with positioning-type and mark-type spells.

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Tang Zheng had already learned it some time ago; he had coveted this spell when he was dealing with "Funny Brother".

Unfortunately, his mental-type spellcaster class stacking level wasn't high enough at the time to learn it, but now he would definitely not let it go.

Although the name of this spell was "Clairvoyance", the actual distance couldn't reach a thousand miles at all; only by combining it with positioning-type or mark-type spells and having a clear observation target could it perform relatively long-distance probing.

It would also be affected by this.

It could only see the scene within a certain range of the positioned target.

"Regardless, I've finally mastered a decent probing spell."

Tang Zheng sighed inwardly.

Even with the passive bonus of "Super Magic Master", he couldn't exert the effect produced by Astrology Clairvoyance using this spell.

Astrology Clairvoyance's innate talent "Eyes of Divination" could greatly enhance probing-type spells; additionally, the other party held magic items left behind by the Six Great Gods, which could be further enhanced.

This information was something Tang Zheng had extracted bit by bit from the three questions the other party had every time they were resurrected when he dealt with "Funny Brother".

Looking at the defeated human spider race.

Tang Zheng ordered the battlefield to be cleaned up, and then his figure flashed and disappeared from the spot.

The scene before his eyes shifted.

His figure was already standing on a hill not far from this jungle battlefield.

A faint, strange smell of corpses and decay wafted into Tang Zheng's nostrils, causing him to frown imperceptibly.

This strange smell came from an Ogre undead that was rotting all over and had a tall build; standing next to the undead was a withered figure.

"Old friend, the place you chose is simply wonderful."

As soon as Khajiit saw Tang Zheng appear, he immediately withdrew his gaze from afar, and the eyeballs protruding from his shriveled eye sockets flashed with excited light.

"Unpleasant smell." Tang Zheng, whose face was covered by a red hood and black mask, looked at the Ogre undead next to Khajiit.

"Fireball."

Red flames were released from Tang Zheng's hand, smashing onto the Ogre undead, instantly turning it into a ball of fire that burned.

"Roar!"

The Ogre undead let out a hoarse low roar, struggling and twisting its body, but was soon turned into a pile of ashes by the flames and dissipated.

【Experience gained: 31】

Does making this kind of low-level undead only provide this little experience?

Tang Zheng's eyes flashed, confirming that demi-humans could also provide experience after being turned into undead after death.

Seeing that the Ogre undead he had just made not long ago was killed by Tang Zheng, Khajiit would have been extremely annoyed in the past.

But at this moment, Khajiit not only maintained a full face of smiles but was also completely indifferent.

There were a large number of demi-human corpses in the "corpse pit", which were inexhaustible; arguing over such a small matter was completely not worth the loss.

"Next time I will use "Deodorize" to clear the smell."

Khajiit squeezed a smile onto his pale cheeks, bowed halfway, and spoke, his peripheral vision glancing at the demi-human melee that had just ended:

"I want the corpses of 20 Iron Ratmen; it doesn't matter if they are a bit incomplete."

Tang Zheng looked at Khajiit and nodded indifferently: "Can do."

Khajiit's eyes lit up, and he rubbed his hands, his hoarse voice continuing to ring out: "Can you give me the corpses of 20 human spiders as well?"

As a specialized magic caster, Khajiit could control 100 low-level ordinary undead.

Compared to undead made from human corpses, the strength of the low-level undead made from these demi-human corpses was much higher.

Especially the demi-human melee just now.

The Ogre's powerful strength, the Iron Ratman's tough defense, the human spider's agile speed, and that hard spider silk all made Khajiit's eyes shine.

And the Zuranon…… making them into ordinary low-level undead was a waste.

The important thing was.

That Zuranon Queen, Na Sulini, had terrifying strength, making Khajiit wary.

Khajiit carefully glanced at Tang Zheng next to him, his eyes filled with fear, but even more so with disbelief.

He had been in the hilly region for a while, and Khajiit had seen all the kings of those demi-human races; none of them were weak, and to be precise, they were all stronger than him.

And this group of demi-humans actually completely obeyed this mysterious guy in front of him; Khajiit couldn't imagine how the other party managed to do it.

"Can do."

Tang Zheng still spoke flatly, then changed the subject: "How is the "Spiral of Death" ritual preparation going?"

Mentioning what he was doing, Khajiit's eyes immediately became hot.

"With the help of the "corpse pit", it is already being laid out; if you want the "Spiral of Death" ritual to truly exert its effect, it will take a long time."

Khajiit gripped the staff in his hands tightly, his face excited: "It won't take too long, give me 5 years."

"No, three years is enough; after these demi-humans die, the negative energy that can be guided with the help of undead is more than that of humans."

Three years?

Hearing Khajiit's excited explanation, a sneer rose in Tang Zheng's heart.

Let alone three years, the other party didn't even have half a year; the chaos in the hills had already begun, which also meant that all parties were about to take the stage.

Tang Zheng knew from the beginning that Khajiit would not succeed, so he didn't care about Khajiit.

He currently just wanted to observe the "Spiral of Death" ritual at close range.

After reaching a cooperation with Khajiit, Tang Zheng also indirectly obtained the process of how the entire "Spiral of Death" ritual was laid out from the other party.

After further understanding of the "Spiral of Death" ritual.

Tang Zheng suddenly discovered that this ritual actually had similarities with the "Wild Transformation Ritual"; to be precise, it should be said that it was the way of absorbing energy.

The "Spiral of Death Ritual" utilized the characteristics produced by undead.

When a large number of undead gathered together, the negative energy produced would spawn more undead, and in this process, there was a probability of giving birth to more powerful undead.

The "Spiral of Death Ritual" utilized this point, guiding the negative energy gathered when a large number of undead were produced into the caster's body.

Simply put.

The "Spiral of Death Ritual" could absorb massive negative energy.

And the "Wild Transformation Ritual" allowed the magic caster to transform into a beast or monster by absorbing the corpses of beasts or monsters.

Two magic rituals, one was the absorption of energy, and the other was the absorption of physical matter.

This allowed Tang Zheng to see a certain possibility; he didn't know if it was because of the effect of the 【Magic Overlord】 passive ability "Magic Master".

For this kind of complex ritual, Tang Zheng felt that he seemed to be able to understand and digest it very easily.

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