Seeing Renners' state at this moment, Tang Zheng quickly took out a bottle of Regeneration Potion and poured it on Renners' cheek.
Sss—
The wriggling rotten flesh came into contact with the potion, making a hissing sound, causing Renners to groan in pain again.
The spreading trend of rot on her face was temporarily contained by the effect of the potion! "Thank you."
Renners' face was pale, without a trace of blood. She pressed hard on the spear, trying to stand up.
She didn't want anyone to see her weak and powerless.
"This is not the time to be polite." Tang Zheng waved his hand, looking at this area that didn't seem special on the surface.
Renners exhaled and reminded, "We might have found the right place."
"Manticores aren't that strong of a monster. I've killed them before, and I've never encountered the current situation."
Before this, Renners had always believed that the curse on her body was caused by that strange monster, but now it seemed that was not the case.
The man in front of her guessed correctly! That strange cursed power came from here.
"Your condition isn't good. The Regeneration Potion can only suppress the spread of the curse on your face."
Tang Zheng glanced at Renners' weak state. The spreading curse on her face was just a superficial phenomenon. The curse power in her body should already be somewhat out of control.
He didn't have Renners' situation because the Player's ability skipped the stage of needing to master it proficiently, directly allowing him to grasp this power.
He glanced at the corpses of the two Manticores he killed.
In addition to the normal experience gained, the curse power in his body actually increased a bit. Although it was very weak, the increase in power could be clearly felt.
There was only one possibility for this situation to occur: these Manticores also contained the curse in their bodies! "Just a little pain."
Renners raised her fair neck, squeezing out a smile on her pale face. "This matter started because of me, how can I let you, an Alchemist, stay here alone?"
Suddenly! Tang Zheng and Renners simultaneously raised their heads, looking to the left front, about thirty meters away.
There was a patch of low, uneven bushes, very sparse, where everything could be seen at a glance, with no creatures present.
However! Tang Zheng's and Renners' gazes both fell on a half-person-high, seemingly long-dead, section of dead wood within the bush area.
Tang Zheng didn't know if this section of dead wood was there before, but at this moment, he could sense that the dead wood also possessed the power of the curse.
"That dead wood has a problem!"
Renners spoke first, quickly taking out a Dagger from the magic belt at her waist and throwing it forcefully at the dead wood.
Swish! The strong force caused the Dagger to make a rapid sound of cutting through the air.
Just as the Dagger was about to pierce the dead wood.
Whoosh!
The surface of the dead wood shook, jumping up from the spot, avoiding the thrown Dagger.
Immediately afterward, the shape of this dead wood began to twist and change. A creature with bark-like gray-brown skin all over its body, covered with black patterns of various sizes, and gray-brown hair covering its entire face, appeared in the vision of the two.
This was a Demi-human monster. The large nose revealed from the hair confirmed this, but the nose was covered with sparse black scales, making people feel a little apprehensive.
The opponent exuded a corrupt and strange aura all over its body.
This Demi-human monster was not large, even a bit small, only about 60cm tall, not even reaching the waist of a normal human.
"It's it!"
The moment Renners saw this Demi-human monster, an angry expression appeared on her pale face, then she said uncertainly, "It's slightly different, but it's indeed very similar!"
When Tang Zheng heard this, he looked at the Demi-human monster seriously, recalling that there was no relevant information in either anime or light novels.
"Die…"
"Die, all, die…"
The Demi-human monster's body swayed slightly, sending out a murmur in some unique, indescribable tone, "Drive…"
"It can talk?" Tang Zheng's gaze paused.
The demi-human monster suddenly let out a piercing shriek: "Hahū!"
Buzz—
A surge of mana emanated from the demi-human monster.
"Human Race Charm!"
An invisible mental wave instantly surged forth.
"Undying Spirit!"
Tang Zheng chanted while waving his arm to control the two Flame Archangels, sending them charging towards the demi-human monster.
Renners, on the other hand, froze in place, a blank look in her eyes, clearly affected by the 'Human Race Charm'.
"Blood Boiling!"
A faint red glow emanated from the demi-human monster.
At the same time.
Tang Zheng immediately felt his blood flowing faster throughout his body, filled with an exhilarating sensation, as if he had inexhaustible strength.
This wasn't a mental magic, but a buff magic that controlled blood flow, which 'Undying Spirit' naturally couldn't resist.
However!
Tang Zheng didn't think that this demi-human monster would cast buff magic on its enemies. He immediately retreated, rushing towards the controlled Renners.
A monster that can speak and use magic—is this really a monster, or some kind of special demi-human?
Almost as soon as this thought flashed through Tang Zheng's mind.
"Rapid Bleeding!" The demi-human monster cast its magic again.
Tang Zheng's face instantly flushed red, but because he was prepared, only a trace of blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.
"Pfft!"
Renners, under the influence of the charm, had no awareness of resistance. Under the effect of the magic, a mouthful of blood spurted directly from her mouth.
Especially her rotten cheeks, which were already wounds, immediately overflowed with a large amount of blood, staining Renners' entire body blood red.
However, after suffering damage.
Renners woke up from the charm. The moment she regained her senses, her body uncontrollably bent over, and she coughed up large mouthfuls of blood.
Whoosh! Tang Zheng had already arrived beside Renners, grabbed her arm, and retreated again, while taking out a Regeneration Potion and pouring it into Renners' mouth.
"Cough, thank you."
Renners, with blood and blue potion in her mouth, coughed lightly and thanked him weakly, a hint of dejection in her expression.
She realized that since coming here, she had originally thought she could protect Tang Zheng, who, as a Magic Caster, wasn't good at close combat. But so far, not only had she not helped, but she had also become a burden.
Tang Zheng pulled Renners back to a safe distance and immediately looked towards the demi-human monster.
The Flame Archangels had already charged in front of it, swinging their flame swords to attack, but the demi-human monster dodged all of the Flame Archangels' attacks with its nimble movements.
These were not movements that a caster could display.
Are you sure the one you dealt with back then was this kind of demi-human monster? Tang Zheng wanted to ask the weakened Renners.
Taking advantage of this brief gap, Tang Zheng brought up the stats page to check the information on it.
『Discovered Second Tier magic "Blood Boiling", requires Mental Spellcasting Level (8-14), current conditions not met...』
『Discovered Second Tier magic "Rapid Bleeding", requires Mental Spellcasting Level (8-14), current conditions not met...』
『"Genius" class activated, conversion successful, conditions for learning met, spend 1 Skill Point to learn?』
...
A mental Magic Caster? Tang Zheng looked at the information displayed on the panel, somewhat surprised, and looked at the demi-human monster that was incredibly agile and constantly shifting under the siege of the two Flame Archangels.
As far as he knew.
Currently, the only one who possessed the mental spellcaster class seemed to be Fluder of the Bahharuth Empire. He didn't expect that this demi-human monster in front of him actually possessed such a class as well.
The opponent was not a magical beast at all!
But some kind of unknown demi-human, though judging by their condition, something was clearly wrong.
Buzz—
The information on the panel changed again.
『Discovered Class Skill "Wild Transformation", requires Class "Forest Priest", current conditions met.』
『Conditions for learning met, expend 1 Skill Point to learn?』
Roar! A roar like that of a wild beast erupted from the small humanoid monster's mouth.
In an instant!
The humanoid monster's body rapidly expanded at an extraordinary rate. In just two or three breaths, the humanoid monster, barely sixty centimeters tall,
transformed into a giant lizard nearly ten meters long, its entire body covered in a layer of emerald-green, hard scales!
Boom! Boom! The giant emerald-green lizard raised its legs, covered in sturdy scales, and slammed them down on the two Flame Archangels, who had no time to react.
With just one strike! The two Flame Archangels turned into motes of light and dissipated into the air.
"Run!"
"It's a Petrification Lizard!"
Renners let out a loud shout, bracing her weakened body, and raised her spear to stand in front of Tang Zheng.
This was a magical beast with a difficulty level exceeding 83, a monster that required an Adamantite Rank Adventurer team to defeat.
"Hiss!"
After eliminating the two Flame Archangels, the Petrification Lizard moved its eight legs rapidly, charging forward with a speed that belied its size.
Too fast! A trace of despair appeared in Renners' eyes.
Facing the approaching stench and fishy odor, Renners instinctively wanted to close her eyes.
At that moment.
A dazzling white light emerged from above, transforming into a giant angel about three meters tall.
A silver, long-handled hammer-shaped weapon appeared in the giant angel's right hand, and then it swung down with a mighty crash!
Holy Strike.
Boom!
The Petrification Lizard's head was heavily smashed into the ground, creating a loud noise and sending dust flying everywhere.
Renners stared blankly at the scene, feeling the warm light, and looked at Tang Zheng, who had already walked in front of her, subconsciously asking, "Who exactly are you?"
"Didn't I already say?"
"Copper Rank Adventurer, Free Will Tang."
Tang Zheng's gentle and calm voice came from in front of her.
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