Boom!
The deafening roar and the impact from the punch sent the surrounding tables and food flying, causing a massive tremor.
Ya La'er and Chief Dieylong were both thrown back by the shockwave, falling to the ground and tumbling several times in a sorry state.
"Ah!"
Chief Dieylong cried out and fainted.
Ya La'er felt her blood surging throughout her body. She propped herself up, her hair standing on end as she looked at Xiao Nick, her face filled with disbelief and terror.
Everyone in the Sleep Oasis who had been sleeping also woke up, each one frozen in place uncontrollably, their faces filled with confusion and fear.
A terrifying oppressive feeling permeated the air!
"You, you're not Xiao Nick," Ya La'er's voice trembled.
Xiao Nick was just an ordinary child!
But the Xiao Nick before her felt too terrifying. Just standing there gave Ya La'er a sense of powerlessness, an inability to resist.
It was like the superior suppression of a predator over prey, leaving only surrender and waiting for death as the outcome.
He lowered his head to look at his fist.
"The feel is wrong."
Xiao Nick frowned slightly.
Qi Burst Palm doesn't directly touch the opponent; it's a move to prevent negative effects from contact. However, he could still feel the feedback from the attack.
Xiao Nick's face was grim as he calmly walked towards the spot where Tang Zheng had been blasted away, completely ignoring the terrified gasps of the humans behind him and Ya La'er's trembling questions.
A bunch of inferior creatures, who would care about bugs?
He appeared to be walking, but his speed was actually very fast.
In two or three breaths.
Xiao Nick's figure had arrived at Tang Zheng's location. A large pit had appeared in the soft sand.
Inside lay a body half-covered by sand. A clear indentation could be seen on the chest, and the clothes were largely stained with blood.
—A miserable death.
Seeing this corpse.
"There's magic like this? Oh haha, how interesting."
"You inferior creatures always provide some entertainment from time to time."
As he spoke, Xiao Nick's eyes shifted, locking onto a small sand dune in the northwest.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Magic Arrow: Fire
Three streaks of crimson light suddenly flew out from behind the sand dune. A piercing sound of air being torn apart assailed the ears, all accurately hitting Xiao Nick.
Bang—
The three magic arrows shattered the instant they made contact, turning into faint mana and dissipating.
Tang Zheng's figure walked out from behind the sand dune.
"Unharmed? Is it magic nullification... no, that's not right?"
Tang Zheng narrowed his eyes, using "Ninjutsu: Detection" to observe the changes in Xiao Nick's aura. After being attacked, there wasn't the slightest sign of weakening in his aura:
"Fire Attribute Nullification? What a terrifying surprise."
Under the detection vision.
Xiao Nick's entire body was enveloped in a layer of flame-like life energy, constantly rising, far exceeding the life aura of a Hero Domain level.
This level is... around 45Lv!
Tang Zheng was inwardly startled, his gaze sweeping over the information that had just appeared on the Attribute Panel.
"'Qi Perception'?"
"And the 'Qi Burst Palm' from just now, it's a Monk-type class build."
Tang Zheng quickly made a judgment, feeling a bit surprised and alert. To think there would be a powerhouse of this level in this Despair Valley.
Among the powerhouses he had encountered so far, the opponent's strength was second only to the Ancient Fire Dragon and the Sun Angler!
"First detecting the abnormality of the corpse, then using 'Qi Perception' to determine my location, so he himself possesses a considerable degree of keen intuition."
Tang Zheng, as a Mana-type Illusionist, cast the magic "Feign Death," creating a fake corpse that was visually completely indistinguishable from the real thing.
Not deceiving the opponent was within expectations, but it also indirectly obtained some information.
The information is currently unclear!
With a level around 45LV, resolving the opponent would likely require exposing a part of his strength.
No!
He couldn't determine the opponent's identity, or if he had companions.
Looking at Tang Zheng, who was covered in sand and dust, looking disheveled but not seriously injured, Xiao Nick's eyes changed.
He had obtained detailed information about this outsider human from the oasis humans. Logically, the opponent shouldn't have been able to withstand one of his punches!
These inferior creatures, clearly like dry branches that could be easily broken into two, yet the opponent was able to block it.
Did he use some kind of Magic Item?
"What foolish thing are you doing?"
"Such fragile magic, even if cast tens of thousands of times, cannot kill me."
Xiao Nick spoke with disdain, his cold eyes fixed on Tang Zheng: "It's quite boring here, but the appearance of an interesting human is indeed worth investigating."
"Can you tell me where you came from?"
"How dare you ruin my plan!"
Plan?
What plan?
"You're not human, are you!"
Tang Zheng's face was serious. He needed to extract information from the other party. Although he was asking a question, his tone was unusually certain.
He made this judgment because humans couldn't exceed the level of an Aberrant One.
Furthermore.
Tang Zheng hadn't detected anything unusual about the other party's disguise as a human.
There wasn't even a hint on the attribute panel. There was only one possibility for this situation: the other party was using a general magic-like skill, similar to a talent or racial ability.
"How could I be an inferior creature like you! Damn it, damn it!!"
Xiao Nick seemed to have suffered some kind of insult, his facial expression completely distorted: "It's all because of you damned humans that I've been trapped here all this time!"
"It's all because of you—you ruined my plan!"
Crack—crack—
The small human body began to swell at a speed visible to the naked eye. Cracks appeared on the surface of the skin, and the outer disguise completely disappeared.
In the blink of an eye, his body grew two meters taller!
His pupils turned golden, his entire body was covered in a layer of fine dark golden scales, his muscles were developed and powerful, and he had a short tail.
His head was completely bestial, with upward-curving horns on either side of his head!
The terrifying aura made the air heavy, waves of energy surged, and the sand beneath his feet formed circular ripples that spread outwards!
Seeing this unusually striking appearance!
"Dragonkin?" Tang Zheng.
How could there be Dragonkin in this place? The question is, does the Different World even have a Dragonkin race?!
—It's certainly possible!
Most Dragon Lords can have deep interactions with any creature. For example, the Dragon Queen of the Dragon Kingdom and Lizardman Kuruche both have dragon blood within them.
The problem is!
The other party's level is as high as 45Lv, a level comparable to some older dragons!
A True Dragon Lord's offspring?
That's a lot of information.
Tang Zheng's gaze sharpened. He stomped the ground fiercely, making a retreating movement, and simultaneously chanted in a low voice:
"Third Tier Magic: Compound Elemental Summoning!"
"Sandstorm Elemental Spirit!"
Whoosh—
A whirlwind formed out of thin air. The sand and dust in the desert transformed into a sand-yellow whirlwind-shaped elemental spirit, stirring up a large amount of sand and dust and rushing towards Xiao Nick.
"Idiot!"
The desert beneath the Dragonkin's feet collapsed, and its strong body sped across the desert at an extremely fast speed, causing yellow sand to splash up out of nowhere wherever it passed.
「Aura of Destruction」
A faint white light enveloped the Dragonkin's hands as it crashed into the Sandstorm Elemental Spirit.
The swirling sand and dust rubbed against the Dragonkin's body, making a "crackling" sound of intense collision. But the next moment, a beast claw extended from the sand and dust, directly tearing the Sandstorm Elemental Spirit in half.
It clearly had a damage effect that suppressed elements!
"Its aura has decreased a bit, although not by much. But wind and earth elements should be able to damage it. The opponent doesn't have resistance to these."
Tang Zheng retreated while analyzing:
"Also, like normal monk-type professionals, it should lack long-range attack methods."
"It didn't show any surprise upon seeing the elemental spirit. Is it because it already got information about me from the Oasis humans?"
Fortunately.
Tang Zheng's heart settled. The information he had exposed in Despair Valley was only his Third Tier Magic Caster methods and Warrior abilities.
Bang!
After dealing with the elemental spirit, the Dragonkin had already rushed in front of Tang Zheng, the distance very close.
At this point, casting magic was no longer suitable, whether it was the casting time or the distance!
Swish—
Tang Zheng waved his hand and drew the Magic Greatsword hanging at his waist, which was hidden by his cloak. It was the one he got from Ogre Gu.
His sleeve opened.
A bronze-colored armlet was faintly visible. It was the 「Death Guardian Armlet」. He had already equipped it during the probing earlier.
Although he didn't think the opponent would have instant-death type moves, it was better to be safe.
"「Gathering Qi Impact」"
A fist with fine golden scales came into Tang Zheng's view.
"「Rapid Slash」"
The Magic Greatsword swung!
Boom!!
The blade and the fist collided first, and a strong shockwave instantly exploded.
To prevent the opponent from being suspicious, Tang Zheng even actively turned off the 「Aura of Courage」 of the [Valkyrie], a move that could generate double damage in the initial collision.
Bang—
Tang Zheng's body flew horizontally, heavily smashing onto a sand dune dozens of meters away.
The passive Stealth Aura of the Ninja activated, and Tang Zheng's face immediately turned pale, his aura weak, looking severely injured.
"Oh ha ha ha!"
The Dragonman retracted his fist, seeing Tang Zheng defeated by his single punch, and let out a triumphant laugh:
"Too foolish, seeing my true form, you actually dared to take my fist head-on."
"What kind of monster are you!"
Tang Zheng showed a look of disbelief and spoke loudly.
"Monster?"
"An ignorant person with no knowledge, I am a Dragonman!"
The Dragonman spoke proudly, seemingly not at all surprised by his easy victory, looking as if it were only natural.
Lacking combat experience!
Tang Zheng evaluated inwardly. The opponents the other party had encountered before must have been too weak, to the point that even when he feigned defeat, there was not the slightest suspicion.
As expected, a Dragonman.
Actually, this was the first time Tang Zheng had seen this race, and he was still a bit unsure. Now that the other party had admitted it himself, it was naturally for the best.
This reminded him of Sebas, one of the Floor Guardians in the Great Tomb of Nazarick, who was also of the "Dragonman" race.
"You, you—the Gray Dwarf race's extermination of humans, you were behind it!"
Tang Zheng seemed to have discovered something incredible, his voice weak: "No, with your strength, you could easily destroy humans."
The Dragonman had mentioned in his previous words that he had disrupted the other party's plan. Tang Zheng recalled, and the only thing that could be related was the actions of the Gray Dwarf race.
Too strange?
This was what had always made him feel something was off.
"Shut up!"
"Shut up!!"
The Dragonman seemed to have been stimulated by something, stomping on the ground while shouting, looking somewhat neurotic.
Bang—bang!
Each step on the ground made the earth tremble.
Seeing the other party in this state, a flash of inspiration seemed to strike Tang Zheng's mind.
"I know... cough, cough!"
Tang Zheng spoke loudly, then coughed, his aura becoming even weaker:
"With your strength, there's no need to disguise yourself as a human and suddenly attack in the Oasis. You were protecting the Oasis... to be precise—you were protecting the humans in the Oasis?"
"I heard a rumor from the extinct Gray Dwarves, 'Humans are a cursed race,' and that disaster will strike if humans are attacked."
"The so-called 'disaster' is you!"
"You treat humans as inferior beings, yet you protect them, and you manipulate the Gray Dwarves to destroy them. This completely contradictory situation—there's only one possibility!"
The Dragonkin stopped stomping, the nervous emotion receding. He slowly raised his head, a pair of golden beast eyes streaked with blood staring at Tang Zheng. A thick killing intent seemed to be about to burst from his eyes.
"You were ordered by a more powerful existence, one you cannot resist at all, to protect humans here."
"You'd rather indirectly manipulate the Gray Dwarves to eliminate humans than do it yourself... What kind of existence could make you so fearful, even..."
"The rumors have been around for at least a hundred years, and you still dare not disobey this command?"
The air became eerily quiet at this moment!
"Inferior creature!"
The Dragonkin's sharp arm, covered in dark golden scales, moved slightly. He stepped forward with his strong and powerful legs, walking step by step: "You talk too much."
"I will personally snap your neck."
Tang Zheng initially suspected that the Dragonkin in front of him might be the offspring of a certain Dragon Lord. Now, that could be ruled out!
How could an existence like a Dragon Lord care about humans, who were like insects in their eyes?
In a different world, possessing great strength and having a certain fondness for humans, there was only one possibility—a Player!
Could this Dragonkin in front of him be an NPC placed here by a Player who had descended into this different world?
"My name is Mishen Kemplit."
Tang Zheng suddenly spoke.
"An ant crawling on the ground is not worthy of me remembering its name."
The Dragonkin was expressionless, still walking coldly, as if contemplating how to kill this human in front of him painfully.
Alright, not an NPC!
Even more so, not a Player.
"Seriously."
Tang Zheng did a carp flip and stood up from the ground. His weak aura disappeared, and even his pale face regained a healthy glow.
The Dragonkin's thick killing intent paused. He stared blankly at Tang Zheng, who had recovered from a near-death state in an instant.
"Intelligence gathering is complete."
"The investigation is also finished. There are no companions of yours here, only you." Tang Zheng patted the dust off his body.
He wasn't just trying to get information just now; he was also constantly probing the surroundings, as for the possibility of this area being observed.
That had also been ruled out!
Because if there was any magic observing this place, the Attribute Panel would immediately give a prompt.
"I have many confusing questions. It's better to just get the answers directly from your mouth." Tang Zheng reached out and grabbed the Magic Greatsword stuck to the side.
"—Yiyiyiya!!"
The dark golden Dragonkin let out a sharp roar, "You inferior creature, how dare you fool me!"
Boom!
With dozens of meters between them, the golden afterimage broke through in an instant, and sharp claws viciously grabbed towards Tang Zheng's neck.
"——Iron Grip"
"Four Light Consecutive Slash · Magic Slash · Wind!" Tang Zheng swung his Magic Greatsword with one hand.
Using Martial Arts combined with the Magic Swordsman's Class Skill, and then injecting elements that could change attributes,
Semi-transparent, sharp magic wind blades formed four elemental slashes as the Magic Greatsword swung. Wind attribute magic was already known for its speed!
Before the Dragonkin could even get close to Tang Zheng, both of its arms and legs were simultaneously struck by the wind attribute slashes!
Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff!
The dark golden scales were damaged, and blood splattered from its arms and legs at the same time.
"——Ya ah ah ah." The Dragonkin roared in shock and anger, flying backward at a speed even faster than when it had charged forward.
It left a clear and distinct mark on the desert.
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