The hot liquid magma undulates slightly on the surface of the Magma Sea, the dark red and orange magma colliding with each other, the splashing fire igniting the air.
Boom! A violent flame erupts.
Tang Zheng's figure floats on the scalding Magma Sea, following the undulating magma surface. The terrifyingly high temperature of the magma cannot cause even the slightest burn to his thin skin.
If an ordinary person were to see this scene, their jaw would probably drop in shock.
At this moment.
Tang Zheng lies in the Magma Sea, a rare look of relaxation on his face. The surrounding environment is terrifying to ordinary people.
But to him, it inexplicably brings a sense of security.
"Finally, I gradually have some power to protect myself."
Tang Zheng raises his arm from under the magma, lifts it above his head, and watches the magma flowing down his palm, a hint of ease in his eyes.
His black pupils are exceptionally bright under the red light around him.
Tang Zheng has always felt a sense of urgency in his heart, and it is only now that he finally feels like he can catch his breath.
"However, it's still far from enough. I need to become stronger." Tang Zheng whispers to himself, lowering his raised arm again and slamming it into the magma.
The Lava Zone is located deep in the Angelicia Mountain Range, and due to the special high-temperature environment, most creatures find it difficult to even approach, let alone survive here.
Now that the Sun Angler has been dealt with by him, this area has completely become an unowned land.
The location is hidden.
Most creatures cannot approach.
In addition, the depths of the Magma Sea are connected to the Despair Valley.
"Using this place as a base seems pretty good." Tang Zheng's eyes flash, and he murmurs to himself.
After mastering Teleport Magic, the most time-consuming problem of travel no longer needs to be considered. As long as a Magic Mark is left here, he can Teleport here directly at any time.
The only thing that needs to be considered at the moment is whether there will be any impact from the death of the Ancient Fire Dragon, which needs to be observed.
Another thing to consider is the last dominator of this area besides the Sun Angler and the Ancient Fire Dragon.
The Undying Bird Lord Phenex! So far, Tang Zheng has not discovered its existence, and its strength should be similar to that of the Sun Angler and the Ancient Fire Dragon.
"Next, I need to contact the dwarves here." Tang Zheng has not forgotten the incomplete armor he obtained from the Gray Dwarf, engraved with the highest-level Rune Script.
He has a very strong idea that he wants to experiment with, and he needs to use the Rune Artisans among the dwarves here.
"However, before that..."
Tang Zheng raises his head and says in a low voice, "Flight!"
Whoosh! Tang Zheng flies out of the Magma Sea and lands back on the ground of the Lava Zone, walking towards the outer area.
After gradually leaving the high-temperature environment.
He takes out new clothes from his Item Box, puts them on, and waves his hand at the ground.
The corpse of the Evil Spirit Dog appears on the ground.
"Raise Dead!" Tang Zheng activates the Fifth Tier Resurrection.
In 「Magic Preparation」, the Seventh Tier Resurrection Magic 「Resurrection」 is still stored. It's not that Tang Zheng is reluctant to use it on the Evil Spirit Dog.
But his current faith-based Magic Caster Level is not high enough. To activate the Seventh Tier 「Resurrection」, he must cooperate with a Magic Rise ritual.
Just in case, this higher-level Resurrection Magic must be reserved in advance.
"Woof~"
The Evil Spirit Dog's body, which had lost its breath, trembles, and it gradually opens its eyes. A dazed look flashes in its beastly eyes, and then it shakes its head and stands up from the ground.
Seeing Tang Zheng beside it.
The Evil Spirit Dog happily wags its tail and walks forward, rubbing its head against Tang Zheng's trouser leg.
"Thank you for your hard work."
Tang Zheng reached out and gently stroked the Evil Spirit Dog's smooth black fur, opening his mouth with some apology.
Two resurrections, calculated according to the levels in the game, resulted in a loss of eight levels.
Originally, the Evil Spirit Dog's level had reached around thirteen or fourteen. After being resurrected twice and losing levels, on the surface, the Evil Spirit Dog's size didn't seem to have changed at all.
However, Tang Zheng could clearly feel that the Evil Spirit Dog's aura had dropped significantly. Even the dangerous feeling it gave off had disappeared all at once.
"Awoo."
The Evil Spirit Dog rubbed against Tang Zheng's trouser legs a few times, its nose suddenly twitching. Its body shivered, and all the fur on its body stood on end.
With a mix of longing and fear, it turned its head to look at a spot not far away.
Noticing the Evil Spirit Dog's movements.
Are there enemies? Tang Zheng's gaze sharpened, surprise showing in his eyes. How did he not sense them?
He turned his head to look in the direction the Evil Spirit Dog was looking, but there was nothing there. Then, Tang Zheng noticed something, and his gaze faltered.
The direction the Evil Spirit Dog was staring at was exactly where he had killed the Ancient Red Dragon. There were still some residual, dried bloodstains on the ground.
Tang Zheng's eyes flashed. He glanced at the hidden longing in the Evil Spirit Dog's eyes, raised his hand, and patted the Evil Spirit Dog's back: "Go ahead."
"Awoo."
The Evil Spirit Dog growled softly, cautiously moving its limbs and slowly moving towards the dried bloodstains.
As the strongest race in the entire world, the Dragon race's life level, which surpassed all other creatures, emitted a power that, even in the form of residual dried bloodstains, still had a deterrent effect on ordinary creatures.
Especially Magical Beasts with more acute perception abilities.
Tang Zheng, on the other hand, was not affected by this aura deterrence. Not to mention the already dead Ancient Red Dragon, even when facing the living Ancient Fire Dragon, Tang Zheng only felt some invisible pressure, but it did not suppress his actions in any way.
Powerful beings like dragons should possess abilities like "Dragon Might."
Tang Zheng speculated that the reason he was not affected was that his own level was high enough, and secondly, it was due to one of the Valkyrie's passive abilities, the Divinely Blessed Body.
The Evil Spirit Dog slowly approached the location of the dried Dragon Blood on the ground. Its beast eyes were full of longing as it lowered its head and carefully licked the ground.
Then, it kept licking the ground non-stop.
Tang Zheng quietly watched this scene, without any intention of stopping it. On the contrary, his eyes showed curiosity.
He had already confirmed before that Dragon Blood did have an enhancing effect, but it was not very obvious for him, so he took this opportunity to observe the Evil Spirit Dog.
There was not much Dragon Blood left underground, so there was no need to worry about any accidents happening to the Evil Spirit Dog.
One minute.
Two minutes.
…
Five minutes.
Tang Zheng's eyes narrowed slightly. He discovered that the Evil Spirit Dog was still constantly licking the various places stained with Dragon Blood. Not only did it not show any signs of stopping, but it was becoming even more manic.
"Xiao Hei!" Tang Zheng called.
The Evil Spirit Dog continued to lick with its head lowered, without any reaction.
Seeing this scene.
Tang Zheng realized that there was a problem with the Evil Spirit Dog. He raised his foot and strode over. As he approached,
The Evil Spirit Dog, which had been licking the ground with its head lowered, suddenly raised its head. A pair of bloodshot, crimson eyes were revealed, staring fixedly at the approaching Tang Zheng.
"Roar!"
The Evil Spirit Dog revealed a ferocious and vicious expression, its mouth opening to reveal sharp, drooling teeth.
"Has it lost its mind? Such a small amount can actually cause such a big impact. Is it because the Evil Spirit Dog's level is too low, or does the Dragon Blood itself contain unknown negative effects?"
Tang Zheng raised his eyebrows, looking at the seemingly obviously unconscious Evil Spirit Dog, and opened his mouth softly as if lost in thought. His footsteps did not stop at all, and he continued to walk towards the Evil Spirit Dog.
"Roar!" The Evil Spirit Dog roared, its limbs suddenly exerting force, and pounced towards Tang Zheng.
Bang! Tang Zheng expressionlessly waved his arm, slapping the pouncing Evil Spirit Dog away, causing it to fall to the ground: "Its aura seems to have become a little stronger."
"Awoo~"
The Evil Spirit Dog lay on the ground, howling miserably, coughing up blood incessantly, its body twitching slightly.
This casual slap had clearly brought the Evil Spirit Dog to the brink of death.
Tang Zheng stepped forward, stood beside the Evil Spirit Dog, raised his palm, and a divine light emerged: "Serious Injury Healing."
The obvious concave injury on the Evil Spirit Dog's mouth rapidly recovered, and it quickly got up from the ground, charging towards Tang Zheng again.
Pa! Another slap landed, and the Evil Spirit Dog once again lay dying on the ground.
"Serious Injury Healing."
Pa! "*Serious Injury Healing!*"
After three times in a row.
The Evil Spirit Dog's crimson eyes and violent emotions completely subsided, and it stood up fearfully, shrinking its head and tail as it looked at Tang Zheng.
"Its aura has indeed become a bit stronger, but the influence of the Dragon Blood is actually this great. Why didn't I have this kind of situation before?"
Tang Zheng didn't mind the Evil Spirit Dog's behavior just now. Instead, he observed the Evil Spirit Dog while pondering.
Perhaps it was still a problem with the "curse."
If it only affected the mind, it wouldn't be a big problem.
Tang Zheng thought of the Lizardmen's Four Great Treasures, the White Dragon Bone Armor, which was armor made from the bones of a Frost Dragon.
It would cause a negative curse effect of reducing the wearer's intelligence.
It seemed that he had to specifically study the specific amplification and other effects of the "Dragon Blood."
"Now that you've woken up, properly feel the power contained in the blood you licked just now."
Tang Zheng looked at the Evil Spirit Dog again, and then said, "Xiao Hei, stay here for now. I'll leave for a while."
"Awoo, awoo."
Seeing that its master was not angry, the Evil Spirit Dog wagged its tail again and barked softly twice.
"Greater Teleportation."
Tang Zheng closed his eyes, slightly sensed the direction, and chanted in a low voice.
Whoosh! His figure disappeared in an instant.
...
South of the Tove Great Forest.
In a small village located northwest of E-Rantel, equally remote, bang! bang! A middle-aged woman who looked to be around forty or fifty years old, with a headscarf tied over her brown hair, was squatting in front of a wooden house, holding a wooden stick in her hand, forcefully beating the many linen clothes that had been washed with water.
From time to time, people from the village would pass by and greet the middle-aged woman.
The middle-aged woman also responded very skillfully. If one observed carefully, one could see that the middle-aged woman's eyes were filled with a kind of indifference, and faintly, there was a trace of coldness.
"Sister, how long are we going to disguise ourselves as humans here?" A crisp, impatient voice sounded from the middle-aged woman's chest.
"I don't know either." The middle-aged woman calmly swept her gaze around, and said softly in a low voice.
"We can't go back to the Great Swamp anymore."
"Why don't we run away? The humans here are even more fragile than those weak cave Lizardmen. There are no strong people at all."
The crisp voice from her chest came again.
"That human left a Magic Mark on us. No matter where we escape, we will be found by that human." The middle-aged woman continued to beat the clothes with the wooden stick, and said calmly in a low voice.
As soon as these words came out.
The voice in her chest paused briefly, and said faintly, "It's been more than half a month already."
The middle-aged woman's movements with the clothes paused, but then continued.
After a moment.
The Twin Witches, disguised as a middle-aged woman, dried all the clothes, and then began to sort out the harvested wheat.
Every move was very skilled, and there was no difference from an ordinary middle-aged woman.
Until night fell.
The Twin Witches entered the wooden house and closed the door.
In the dimly lit room, an identical middle-aged woman was lying unconscious on the ground.
The Twin Witches' bodies twisted slightly, reverting to their slender forms covered in leaves.
Rustle~ The leaves in front of the Emerald Witch shook, and the Mist Witch crawled out from the Emerald Witch's chest, landing on the ground.
"I've had enough!" The Mist Witch said impatiently to the Emerald Witch as soon as she steadied herself.
"Wait."
Faced with the Mist Witch's impatience, the Emerald Witch simply said calmly.
"That human hasn't shown up for over half a month!"
"I'm tired of this boring charade of disguising as humans!"
"Speaking of which, this is a good thing."
The atmosphere in the room froze.
The Mist Witch first looked at the Emerald Witch in surprise, then reacted and opened her mouth, preparing to say something.
Suddenly! Tap—tap—
Light footsteps came from outside the house.
The Mist Witch and the Emerald Witch were stunned. With their senses, they should have been able to detect anyone approaching this wooden house in advance.
But these footsteps seemed to appear out of nowhere.
Before the Twin Witches could react further, their bodies trembled subconsciously, a chill running from their toes to the top of their heads.
The Twin Witches retreated simultaneously, looking at the wooden door with vigilance and fear.
Knock! Knock! A soft knock sounded, dropping the atmosphere inside the wooden house to freezing point.
"Oh, is the door not closed?"
Outside the wooden house, Tang Zheng knocked twice on the wooden door. Seeing no response from inside, he gently pushed it open.
The space inside the room was not large.
The figures of the Twin Witches and the unconscious middle-aged woman immediately came into view.
"Long time no see, ladies." Tang Zheng smiled at the Twin Witches.
"Master."
"Master."
The Emerald Witch and the Mist Witch knelt on the ground at the same time, lowering their heads and speaking respectfully.
The little thoughts that had just arisen in their hearts had disappeared completely. This human had become even more terrifying.
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