Chapter 39: Instant Reflex! You Can Go Die for Me

Clack!

Crack—!

As the stalemate dragged on, the blade of the iron sword gradually cut into the thick wooden club.

In the end, the wooden weapon held by the ogre was at a greater disadvantage and was severed by Tang Zheng’s iron sword.

The broken end flew off, slamming into the ground in the distance and splashing up dust.

The ogre’s fierce face turned toward the broken weapon in its hand; not only did a look of confusion and astonishment appear on its face, but it couldn't help but take a step back.

With an intelligence only slightly better than a goblin’s, it simply could not understand why the strength of this weak human food before it was greater than its own.

While the ogre was stunned, Tang Zheng looked at its wide-open chest.

Tang Zheng’s gaze flashed. Ignoring his currently numb arm, he gripped the sword hilt tightly, pointed the tip upward, and lunged forward, slamming into the ogre’s chest.

Puchi!

The sharp tip of the iron sword pierced into the ogre’s rotting chest, and with the force of the charge and the upward thrust, it plunged violently into the position of the left heart!

"Pain, pain, argh roar!"

The immense pain drove the ogre nearly mad. "Food, human food!"

Even after suffering such a grievous wound, the ogre actually still had the strength to forcefully lift its two massive palms and grab toward Tang Zheng in front of its chest.

The distance between the two was so close that it was nearly impossible for Tang Zheng to dodge.

But.

"Instant Reflex!" A layer of pale blue light washed over Tang Zheng’s entire body.

The next instant!

Tang Zheng’s body, as if time were flowing backward, rapidly retreated amidst the flickering blue light, returning to the position he had occupied just before his attack.

Bang!

The ogre’s hands fell and collided with each other, emitting a dull thud, its thick arms grasping at empty air.

As Tang Zheng retreated using the "Instant Reflex" skill, the iron sword was pulled out along with him, and a large amount of blood gushed out from the ogre’s wound!

Under these circumstances.

The intense pain caused the ogre to let out a roar and gasp like a wild beast.

Even with its heart pierced, its robust vitality did not allow the ogre to die immediately; instead, it stumbled, repeatedly raising its hands to grab toward Tang Zheng, but eventually, it collapsed to the ground.

Thud!

Dust flew into the air.

But even so.

The ogre lying on the ground still twitched and struggled slightly.

Seeing this scene.

Tang Zheng did not step forward to deliver a finishing blow; he would not make the same mistake as Duosali, the captain of the "Rock" squad.

"Food can also fight back, so, you can go die for me." Tang Zheng watched the ogre, which was still struggling on the ground, with indifference.

As the battle ended, his heart relaxed.

Hiss~

Tang Zheng drew a sharp breath; the pain and numbness in the web of his hand and his arm surged, and at the same time, a throbbing pain began to appear throughout his entire body.

This was clearly the aftereffect of using "Instant Reflex."

The martial art "Instant Reflex" is a technique that, after an attack, forcibly returns an unbalanced body or movement to the posture held before the attack.

It is quite effective during the process of dodging an opponent’s attack.

However, this act of violating common sense to forcibly restore one's posture places a certain burden on the entire body.

He glanced at the HP on his attribute panel.

His health points had not decreased.

A flash of thought crossed Tang Zheng’s eyes.

It seems the physical damage caused by "Instant Reflex" does not lower health points... No, perhaps it just hasn't reached the level required to lower health points yet.

Hum—

'Experience gained 320'!

Information appeared on the attribute panel. "Is it dead?"

Tang Zheng saw the information appearing on the attribute panel again and withdrew his gaze from the ogre’s corpse.

'Experience points: 1271/1500'

Clearing out a small goblin tribe, plus one ogre, had increased his experience points by a large margin.

Tang Zheng rested for a moment, shaking his arm as the numbness gradually faded, then walked toward the corpses of the ogre and the other goblins to cut off their ears.

At the same time, he began to search the entire small tribe.

As a player, how could he forget about searching for loot?

Unfortunately.

After searching a large area, other than finding large amounts of bones and leftover rotting meat everywhere, there was absolutely nothing of value in the entire small goblin tribe.

Tang Zheng did not feel much disappointment; he hadn't really expected to find any precious items anyway.

=9+Shu_ba

Walking over to the two remaining human corpses,

Tang Zheng was silent for a moment, then sighed and turned to leave.

He did not dig a pit to bury these corpses, because there was no point at all.

Not only would it be a waste of energy, but in an environment like the forest, even if the bodies were buried in the soil, wild beasts would smell them and dig them out.

Unless he burned the corpses to ashes with a fire.

But lighting a fire in the dim forest at this moment would be too conspicuous and would bring quite a bit of risk to Tang Zheng himself.

You must know!

What is truly dangerous in this region is not goblins or ogres, but the troll tribes; they are the true masters who dominate this area.

Night gradually descended.

Even during the day, the jungle was blocked by the lush leaves of tall trees, shielding most of the sunlight; only bits of moonlight could be seen through the gaps in the branches and leaves.

The entire forest became pitch black, and the roars of some wild beasts suddenly became clear.

In an environment where human vision becomes extremely poor.

Without mastering the "Night Vision" skill or other means of operating at night, Tang Zheng naturally would not make any rash moves.

He chose a relatively thick tree.

Tang Zheng climbed onto a sturdy branch, took out the sturdy black robe he had purchased earlier from his item box to cover his entire body, and then leaned against the tree to rest.

To be honest, it was a bit uncomfortable.

The branches were hard and abrasive, and the various insect chirps and beast howls that rang out in the forest from time to time kept his mind in a state of constant tension.

"I suppose this counts as finding pleasure in suffering."

Tang Zheng, wrapped in his black robe, raised his head and looked through the branches and leaves at the stars and the bright moonlight in the night sky.

On the outskirts of the eastern region of the Tob Forest, the only things that could be called troublesome were goblins and ogres; after the battle with the ogre, Tang Zheng had a basic understanding of the ogre’s fighting style and strength.

To him, they were indeed troublesome, but they definitely did not count as a threat.

So at this moment, although his mind was a bit tense, he did not feel much anxiety.

Instead, he was quite peacefully admiring the moon of this other world.

"Compared to the days of being a beast of burden in my previous life, this life of mastering power, though fraught with danger, gives one a sense of stability."

"At least I know what I need to do every day and what I will face in the future."

This thought flashed through Tang Zheng’s mind.

However, as soon as he thought of the "Great Tomb of Nazarick" that would descend in the future, the good mood that had just risen in Tang Zheng’s heart immediately dissipated.

(End of chapter)