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Chapter 347 - What Are You Doing? Nothing Happened Tonight

Second floor of the Black Ancient Castle.

Tang Zheng stood before the empty wooden window, his eyes lost in thought.

"Cui Ye, send someone to the Holy Kingdom to deliver a message. Ask if the Regeneration Potion I gave them earlier has been lost."

"Yes, Master." The Emerald Witch's heart trembled, and she responded respectfully.

Is Master planning something again?

It seems the Holy Kingdom and the Slane Theocracy have unknowingly fallen into Master's trap once more.

The Emerald Witch looked at Tang Zheng's back with awe before carefully retreating.

"Those High Priests of the Slane Theocracy, I didn't expect them to be so impatient. The true effect of the Integration Potion must have pleased them greatly."

Tang Zheng was also curious about the information the Theocracy held regarding the Integration Potion.

"It seems the trip to the Theocracy might have to be moved up."

Tang Zheng sighed softly.

He wasn't sure if bringing out the Integration Potion early was the right or wrong thing to do. After all, there were too many things in the Slane Theocracy that made him wary.

Clementine?

Thinking of Clementine, who had reappeared in the Theocracy's ranks, Tang Zheng couldn't help but find it a little amusing.

"I thought she had defected, but I didn't expect her to still be in the Theocracy."

"Perhaps, it might even be beneficial to me."

A faint smile appeared on Tang Zheng's face. His cold attitude towards the people from the Slane Theocracy just now had a deliberate element to it.

"I wonder if they'll take the bait?"

"If they do, it means the Theocracy's attitude is questionable. To be safe, I need to drag the Holy Kingdom into this as well."

Tang Zheng's eyes became obscure and deep.

Due to the complete failure of the invitation, the Slane Theocracy's team could only stay overnight for the time being.

Late at night.

The bright crescent moon was covered by a thin layer of dark clouds.

Clementine walked gracefully through the first-floor Great Hall, heading towards the stairs.

The entire castle's architecture was predominantly dark, and without perpetual lights, it was incredibly dark in the late-night environment.

For most demi-humans with Night Vision, this was clearly not a problem, but as a human, even after deliberately adapting to the darkness for a while, Clementine could still only make out the general outlines of objects in the darkness. "Just follow my memory, and I'll be fine."

Her long, rounded legs moved nimbly across the floor, silent as a cat.

"Invitations are too troublesome."

"Just kidnap him. Anyway, the High Priest only needs the person brought back."

Clementine grinned, a dangerous smile on her face, as she stepped onto the stairs. She held the four enchanted Short Cones hanging behind her waist with one hand to prevent them from making noise due to movement.

She actually had an enchanted meteor hammer as well, but it wasn't suitable for the current situation.

"Should I finish this quickly?"

"I want to have a good 'romance' with the little brother." Clementine's grin widened slightly, and her shoulders twitched uncontrollably a few times.

"The little brother's strength is quite good. If I make him summon two angels, the commotion will be too big."

A hint of regret rose in Clementine's heart.

She nimbly stepped onto the stairs and quickly reached the second floor, where faint moonlight shone through the window.

Clementine's gaze quickly swept over the environment in the second-floor hall.

Empty!

There wasn't even a few decent pieces of furniture.

"Four rooms, it doesn't look like anyone is living here."

Clementine tilted her head and took out a crystal-shaped triangular bell from her pocket. She silently approached the first room.

This was a Magic Item called the Trap Disarming Bell, which could dispel alert and trap magic, preventing accidental triggers and discovery.

After a moment, she finished checking the four rooms but didn't find any sign of the target. There wasn't even any trace of normal habitation.

"I was careful for nothing, there wasn't any alert magic used at all."

Clementine glanced at the unresponsive Magic Item in her hand, then looked up at the stairs.

The entire castle was four stories high. Since she hadn't seen Tang Zheng leave the castle, it meant he was on a higher floor.

Clementine leaped, her body lightly stepping onto the stairs, approaching the third floor.

Still, there was no sign of anyone.

"Then it can only be on the 4th floor!" Clementine exuded an aura of evil and impatience. Searching two floors for nothing was quite annoying.

She planned to be a bit heavier-handed when she made her move later!

"I really want to 'love', 'love' with my little brother!"

Clementine's eyes became increasingly dangerous as she slowly ascended the stairs.

The great hall was still in the same style, but compared to the 2nd and 3rd floors, it lacked signs of life. She could smell a faint scent of medicinal herbs in the air.

Clementine grinned, like a black shadow silently approaching the nearest room in the darkness.

A room filled with various ores.

A room storing supplies.

A room piled with medicinal herbs and some magic materials.

Empty!

Clementine looked at the last empty room, her face so gloomy it seemed like water could drip from it, even in the dark environment.

"No one. When did the other party leave the castle?" Clementine stood at the doorway, her gaze cold and puzzled.

Suddenly.

The thin mist covering the bright crescent moon dispersed, and moonlight shone through the window, casting a rapidly lengthening shadow that appeared on the floor of the empty great hall.

"Are you looking for me, Miss Clementine?"

A calm voice sounded.

Clementine's shoulders stiffened, then she slowly turned around, her purple pupils falling on the figure sitting on the windowsill.

Since the other party was backlit by the moonlight, she couldn't clearly see Tang Zheng's expression at the moment.

"Hi, little brother."

Clementine put on a cute expression, greeting him with a smile, her short golden hair swaying slightly:

"I thought you were gone, making your sister worry."

"Isn't it a bit rude for Miss Clementine to come to my room alone so late? It seems Miss Clementine hasn't married yet, right?"

Tang Zheng chuckled softly and spoke.

"It's very difficult to find a suitable marriage partner, especially for excellent people like me and little brother."

Clementine mentioned the word "marriage," raised her hand to rub her short golden hair, and put on a troubled expression.

Immediately after.

Clementine's chin suddenly lifted slightly, her purple pupils looking towards the windowsill, shining slightly in the reflection of the moonlight:

"How did little brother do it? I clearly observed just now, there was no one in the great hall at all."

She was very certain that there was no one on the windowsill before, or rather, no one in the entire great hall, and Tang Zheng had appeared suddenly.

Some kind of magic?

Or perhaps he had discovered the anomaly from the beginning and used the Invisibility magic in advance.

The Second Tier Invisibility is a magic of the Mana system. The other party is an Alchemist, also belonging to the Mana system. It seems normal for him to master this tier of magic.

Tang Zheng said, "I'm quite curious, Miss Clementine actually didn't die at the Alliance Leader's hands..."

Gale Acceleration

Gale Break

In an instant!

Clementine's entire body's muscles tensed. She transformed from a cat into a bloodthirsty, dangerous beast. The previous conversation was nothing more than finding an opportunity to strike.

She knew that Tang Zheng could summon two Fourth Tier Angels, making him a very troublesome specialized summoner!

Once Tang Zheng was given a chance to summon, not only would she be unable to take him down quickly, but it would also cause a huge commotion. Tonight, the goal of taking Tang Zheng away would be impossible to achieve.

—Whoosh!

Since the great hall was relatively empty with no obstructions, the straight attack path was quite advantageous for Clementine.

Her fluffy golden short hair spread out in the darkness, like a yellow lightning bolt, disappearing from the spot in the dark environment.

In the accelerated world.

All of Tang Zheng's movements and speech speed became very slow in Clementine's eyes. The other party didn't make any movements to chant magic at all.

Tang Zheng's clean face was clearly visible in Clementine's eyes.

Too careless, little brother!

The Short Cone in Clementine's hand had already thrust out. Her eyes curved, revealing the confidence of victory in her pupils. Even if the other party summoned an Angel now, it would be too late.

As a top-tier Warrior, when it came to stabbing techniques, even among the Midnight Scripture, no one was her opponent.

A Magic Caster simply couldn't block it!

The Short Cone was aimed at Tang Zheng's heart, slightly deviating to the right by a fraction. This way, she could severely injure Tang Zheng with one blow, making him unconscious and unable to resist, without killing him outright.

In the sight of ordinary people.

Clementine appeared out of thin air in front of Tang Zheng and greeted him, "It's going to... hurt... a little."

Whoosh!

The short cone mercilessly stabbed forward.

Then—

The short cone stopped in front of Tang Zheng. It wasn't that Clementine gave up the attack, but that two fingers suddenly clamped the short cone.

An attack as fast as lightning!

Superb thrusting technique!

All these methods, at this moment, were as ridiculous as a child's movements.

No matter how much force was applied, the short cone could not advance even an inch further!

Clementine's dangerous smile froze on her face. As if electrocuted, a chill that enveloped her entire body rose from her spine.

Looking at Tang Zheng, who was still smiling faintly at her, the moonlight from the night sky outside the window suddenly became incomparably dazzling in Clementine's eyes.

It was a feedback that her brain couldn't process the information before her, like a needle prick, excessively stimulating.

"What foolish thing are you doing?" Tang Zheng asked softly.

Clementine's brain even stopped thinking at this moment. The horrifying fear made her instinctively activate the magic on the enchanted short cone.

Even if activating the magic attack would cause a huge commotion, she couldn't care less now—Monster!

The other party was simply a monster!

Crack!

Clementine's forearm holding the short cone was easily broken like withered wood. The enchanted short cone fell to the ground with her loosened hand.

"Ah... Ugh—"

Intense pain struck. Clementine opened her mouth, preparing to scream, but in the next moment, her voice stopped abruptly.

Tang Zheng reached out with one hand and, like an afterimage, grabbed Clementine's smooth neck. With a slight squeeze, he cut off her scream.

He casually lifted Clementine from the ground.

"Shh, Miss Clementine."

Tang Zheng raised a finger and gently pressed it against Clementine's somewhat tender lips:

"Be quiet. Shouting so late will disturb others."

A sense of suffocation surged.

Clementine's face turned red, and her whole body trembled with fear. Her rosy mouth was open, unable to make a sound or breathe. She raised her hands and legs, frantically hitting Tang Zheng's body and face.

As a strong person in the Hero Domain, even a thrust-type warrior, without using weapons, their thrown punches were not something ordinary warriors could withstand.

However, these frantic attacks, landing on Tang Zheng's body, were like a child's powerless fists hitting tough cowhide.

"Really, can't you be a little more honest?"

Tang Zheng said expressionlessly as he faced the fists swinging and hitting his face.

His physical defense value was 520 (40) points, which was roughly equivalent to the defense level of a level 40 warrior in a normal warrior class build.

The Hero Domain was (level 29-35). The Clementine before him was around level 32 or 33. With her strength, she couldn't break his defense at all.

Using a weapon was another matter!

The future Brain, at the cost of his life, unleashed a blow far exceeding the limit of his strength, reaching an attack level of approximately 40Lv for an Aberrant One.

That blow should be able to break his current defense and cause damage.

Of course, real combat naturally couldn't just compare numerical values, but when the difference between the two was large enough, the side with higher values was completely overwhelming.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Dull thuds kept ringing in his ears.

In the current environment.

Tang Zheng's thoughts were inexplicably stimulated, and he thought of Brain. Only when he reacted did he realize that this mindset was really inappropriate.

Is this the so-called "surplus of the strong"?

Clementine's purple pupils began to turn white. Under the effect of suffocation, her swinging fists gradually lost strength.

Her legs and arms gradually drooped down, hanging in mid-air and swaying slightly!

Bang!

Tang Zheng casually threw Clementine onto the ground.

"Ha—Ha—"

Clementine was completely limp, lying on the ground and gasping for air. Her expression was pale, and suddenly she opened her mouth: "Ugh~"

Excessive fear and tension caused her to vomit uncontrollably.

"You really look like a cute little kitten right now."

Tang Zheng looked at Clementine, who was lying in front of him, her shoulders trembling. "To be able to survive at the hands of the Alliance Leader."

"It makes me a little suspicious. You wouldn't happen to be a member of Zuranon, would you?"

"You, you, aren't human?"

Clementine rolled over, propping herself up with one hand on the ground, the panic and fear in her eyes still not gone.

"Don't talk nonsense, I'm a genuine human, just a little stronger than you." Tang Zheng immediately corrected her seriously.

"No denial, it seems you are indeed from Zuranon. So why did you join Zuranon?"

Facing this question.

And the man in front of her, so powerful that she couldn't resist.

Clementine thought of the captain in the Midnight Scripture, and the extraordinary second-in-command who surpassed human imagination, like the Abyss.

"Heh, heh heh!"

The fear in Clementine's eyes gradually faded, replaced by madness and resentment in her expression. She stared at Tang Zheng without any reservations and spoke.

A moment later.

After listening to Clementine's explanation.

Tang Zheng looked at her strangely. "You're truly insane. You're from the Theocracy, yet you're thinking of destroying it?"

"So what!"

Clementine raised her head, her tone frantic. "I was planning to defect anyway, now I've just been discovered by you!

"Are you going to hand me over to the Theocracy, or are you going to kill me now because of Zuranon?"

"I never expected—the strongest person behind the Hills incident was actually you!"

"Haha, it seems you've misunderstood."

Tang Zheng leaned forward, smiling at Clementine:

"Why would I kill you? Defect? What's the point of defecting? Miss Clementine."

"You..." Clementine was startled.

"Nothing happened tonight, Miss Clementine." Tang Zheng said softly.

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