He didn't dodge?
Success!
The God-Human Captain's spirit was lifted, his scarlet eyes shining with excitement. He clenched his palm, squeezing it tightly. He probably never expected Tang Zheng to not even try to dodge.
"Arrogant bastard!" he cursed inwardly.
He hadn't joined this "Crown" organization out of any genuine loyalty; it was entirely due to his disadvantaged position.
The golden dragon-shaped light dissipated!
Tang Zheng, unharmed, appeared before everyone without any change, as if the astonishing scene from moments ago had never happened.
This is normal!
The "True Divine Artifact" left behind by the Six Great Gods was not an offensive magical item, but a powerful artifact for mental control.
It could easily break through both mental magical defenses and item defenses. It was said that only the True Dragon King could resist it.
Bang!
The God-Human Captain moved his feet, instantly appearing in front of Tang Zheng. While protecting the Magic Caster behind him, he raised his worn-out spear and pointed it directly at Killing Death.
"Senior Sister Killing Death!"
The God-Human Captain let out a cold laugh and pointedly accused, speaking angrily: "Regardless of the reason, you who have betrayed the Theocracy are no longer a guardian of the nation!"
"Lord Kerry, have him assist me!"
The experience of being brutally beaten by Killing Death in the past filled the God-Human Captain with fear and reverence. Ordinarily, he would never dare to do this.
However, during their recent interaction.
He had clearly observed that the mysterious young Magic Caster's strength was likely superior to that of this inferior half-breed woman!
This was also why Lord Kerry had prioritized controlling the mysterious youth.
"Attack, but don't kill her!"
Elder Kerry also issued orders immediately, his heart heavy and sensing that something was amiss.
Killing Death had colluded with the enemy, and the intelligence within the Theocracy had likely been completely leaked!
But why didn't he dodge?
The plan to "subdue the Magic Tree" had also encountered complications. Both the reappearance of the 13 Heroes' "Silver" and the mysterious unknown Magic Caster.
He hadn't sensed anything at all beforehand!
Elder Kerry felt a massive conspiracy engulfing the Theocracy, one that had even triggered a crisis of national destruction.
" 'Glory,' doing this will disappoint many people," a calm and gentle voice came.
The God-Human Captain's eyes showed incredible astonishment. In an instant, cold sweat poured down his face, and he wanted to turn back.
"Silent Magic - Polar Claw!"
Tang Zheng instantly cast the magic. They were so close that the God-Human Captain didn't even have time for his next move.
Boom!
Ice claws, emanating a chilling cold, pierced the God-Human Captain from behind. Discarding special effects, this was the strongest single-target ice magic, possessing a physical penetration property.
Pfft! Pfft!
Five ice shards emerged from the God-Human Captain's chest, and before blood could even flow from the wounds, it had already frozen.
"--Ah!!"
A scream of excruciating pain rang out.
"Hehehe~"
Killing Death let out a chuckling laugh. With a shake of her shoulders, she appeared in front of the God-Human Captain and kicked him to the ground.
"You were quite arrogant just now, you scum!"
With a loud "bang."
Killing Death displayed a perverse smile. Her black boot suddenly descended, stomping the God-Human Captain's head into the ground, grinding it into the earth without restraint.
"...Ah, I was wrong... I was wrong!"
The God-Human Captain screamed and pleaded incoherently, as if the dirt from the ground had entered his mouth.
The magic attack from before had severely wounded him, but it hadn't completely incapacitated the God-Human Captain. He was currently just wailing and begging for mercy.
This was clearly an act of abandoning resistance!
"That's much better," Tang Zheng nodded imperceptibly.
The God-Human Captain was different from Killing Death.
His personality was much more normal. To possess such great strength before the age of 20, and his loyalty to the Theocracy was even higher than Killing Death's.
To subdue him, simply overwhelming him with force wouldn't be enough.
Only by making the God-Human Captain thoroughly recognize the impossibility of resistance would he truly submit to "Crown."
The Theocracy's strongest methods and trump cards!
They were Killing Death and the True Divine Artifact, and this was precisely why Tang Zheng had intentionally let the old woman before him activate the World-Class Item.
It wasn't just for the God-Human Captain to see, but also for Killing Death.
"You... you..."
The elder Kerry trembled as she raised her arm, pointing at Tang Zheng, despair overflowing from her clouded eyes.
Tang Zheng had no intention of wasting words. He raised his palm and cast the 8th tier spell: "Death."
Elder Kerry's body went limp, her eyes rolled back, and she collapsed to the ground, lifeless.
Having dealt with her.
Tang Zheng took a step forward, preparing to approach, but then stopped, as if recalling something: "Miss Killing Death."
"Hahaha!"
Killing Death was currently enthusiastically beating up the God-Human Captain, venting her dissatisfaction and the frustration of not being able to fight the platinum armor. She responded subconsciously:
"What?"
"Could you help me get that True Divine Artifact?" Tang Zheng asked helplessly.
"Aha~, you can get it yourself!" Killing Death puffed out her cheeks, looking reluctant.
If not for the bloodstains on her cheeks and hands, Killing Death would probably look much cuter at this moment.
"If she were a beautiful young girl, I wouldn't mind."
Tang Zheng shrugged, pointing at Kerry, the old woman who looked to be in her seventies or eighties: "Unfortunately, her age... I don't think it's quite appropriate."
Killing Death blinked, revealed her canine teeth, got up, walked in front of Elder Kerry, grabbed the collar of the golden qipao she was wearing, and gave it a hard yank.
Clang!
Elder Kerry's corpse flew out of the qipao and rolled onto the ground beside them.
"Here."
Killing Death casually tossed the World-Class Item, so precious it could drive any Player and True Dragon King mad, to Tang Zheng.
Thump—Thump—
Killing Death returned to the previous pit and continued beating the God-Human Captain, the sounds of blood and wails continuing.
Tang Zheng quickly took the golden qipao, offered silent condolences to the God-Human Captain, but knew that Killing Death had her limits.
Looking at the World-Class Item in his hands.
Tang Zheng's expression turned serious. It was a qipao, predominantly white, with golden dragon patterns on both the front and back.
"Nation and City Incinerating."
From its appearance, it was a piece of clothing, but the texture, whether touched or pulled forcefully, indicated it was not a conventional garment.
It was an item made of a material that was neither metal nor fabric.
"So big."
Tang Zheng muttered, with no other meaning, simply describing the size of the Nation and City Incinerating.
He didn't know if there was only this one clothing-type World-Class Item in "YGGDRASIL."
Magic items could change according to the user's body shape. Before a new user was found, the golden qipao before him clearly maintained the size of regular human clothing.
"Item Appraisal... As expected."
Tang Zheng cast the appraisal spell and found it similar to the "Two Worlds Mandala." He then looked towards Elder Kerry's corpse:
"5th Tier Magic - Raise Dead!"
Brilliant divine light enveloped her!
Elder Kerry, who had lost her life, began to breathe again. The moment she regained consciousness.
"All-Race Charm!"
Elder Kerry's eyes became vacant, and she shakily stood up, walking towards Tang Zheng.
"Tell me all the information and intelligence regarding the True Divine Artifact," Tang Zheng asked calmly.
After three questions!
The sealing spell matrix within Elder Kerry's mind triggered, causing her to die on the spot. However, she was immediately revived, and he continued to question her.
After being revived twice.
Tang Zheng finally thoroughly understood the usage conditions and information for the World-Class Item "Nation and City Incinerating."
① There are no gender requirements for usage. Although it is a female qipao style, males can also use it.
② To activate this World-Class Item, the "wearing" requirement must be met first. The user must wear the item before they can use it.
③ It requires a large amount of life force to be consumed, which is converted into "consuming a certain experience value" to activate, in game terms.
④ It can only control one target. If the user attempts to control a second target, the control over the first one will automatically be released.
"That's quite a peculiar taste."
A strange glint flashed in Tang Zheng's eyes.
He had initially thought this World-Class Item could only be used by females, but it turned out there were no gender restrictions. Plus, it required being worn to activate its features.
The thought of a man wearing a qipao made him feel an inexplicable chill. Especially considering the "Six Great Gods" were all male, holding the qipao in his hands made him feel even more uncomfortable.
"Cough... cough, it also consumes experience. The usage conditions for [Nation and City Incinerating] are indeed more complex than [Two Worlds Mandala]."
Tang Zheng coughed lightly, suppressing the strange thoughts in his mind. He estimated that the experience points consumed would be substantial.
"But this item is indeed quite dangerous, a Minotaur Divine Artifact."
"Although in anime it was only used on NPCs like Shalltear, according to the game's settings, it could also be used on players."
Tang Zheng furrowed his brow slightly. In the game "YGGDRASIL," using it on a player meant direct control. What would be the state of the controlled player?
Unable to control their game character?
If that were the case, they would have to delete their account. This would make it comparable to the "Twenty" level of the [Holy Slayer's Spear], which was clearly impossible.
So... the only possibility!
"It has a time limit in the game!"
Tang Zheng could only make this deduction; otherwise, it would truly be on the level of "Twenty."
Even so!
Just the thought of an enemy possessing [Nation and City Incinerating] in the game and his companions being mind-controlled by them was not only disgusting but would likely shatter their mental state.
No wonder ordinary players reported World-Class Items for their overpowered nature!
"It probably has a time limit in the game, but when I asked the elder Kerry just now, they didn't mention any time limit."
"So, in the Otherworld, [Nation and City Incinerating] has also undergone a change." Tang Zheng mused, and this was what concerned him.
After all, the Otherworld isn't the game!
Many in-game items and skills, after arriving in the Otherworld, don't remain as rigid as they were in the "YGGDRASIL" game.
"Truly an excellent Innate Ability, but... 'Death'!" Tang Zheng cast his 8th Tier magic, killing the elder Kerry once more.
His Innate Ability was excellent; it could offset the consumption of "life level." In the game, it should be an ability that could offset experience point consumption.
It was similar to Tang Zheng's own job skill, [Mad Meditation]!
Yet, it was completely different. [Mad Meditation] could only offset magical consumption, while elder Kerry's Innate Ability was more comprehensive.
"[Raise Dead]!"
"'Death'!"
"...! "
After several rounds of revival and death, elder Kerry could no longer be revived.
"[Fireball]"
Tang Zheng raised his hand again, softly chanting. Flames engulfed elder Kerry's corpse, completely turning it to ash, which scattered with the breeze.
This way, the possibility of the opponent reviving was completely eliminated!
Of the [Darkness Scripture] group, only elder Kerry needed to be dealt with. Tang Zheng had no intention of taking [Nation and City Incinerating] with him.
Due to the special nature of World-Class Items, they couldn't be stored in an item box and had to be carried personally.
[Two Worlds Mandala] was one thing, its small size was manageable. But he couldn't possibly carry such a large women's qipao with him; it was too conspicuous.
Therefore.
Tang Zheng planned to leave this World-Class Item in the Theocracy, but since its user, elder Kerry, needed to be dealt with.
This would prevent the Theocracy from using this World-Class Item again.
"Actually, I can also treat [Nation and City Incinerating] as equipment and wear it." Tang Zheng held the golden qipao in his hand, and this thought popped into his mind.
In "YGGDRASIL," there was a setting where high-data items wouldn't break when attacked by low-data items.
Therefore, even if "Divine-grade" items attacked World-Class Items, they wouldn't be affected. Instead, they would suffer damage themselves, meaning their durability would decrease.
Of course.
[Nation and City Incinerating] wouldn't provide additional stats like normal equipment.
"Is it over? Take this."
Tang Zheng looked at Clementine. She was holding the half-dead God-Human Captain and looking at him with a strange expression.
"When we return to the Theocracy, you know what to say. An unknown enemy stole a True Divine Artifact, killed this old hag, and then you snatched it back and killed the enemy."
"As for the Magic Tree problem, you also killed it and resolved it."
Clementine's facial muscles twitched. She silently took the True Divine Artifact. As for the God-Human Captain in her hand, one eye was blackened and swollen, while the other eye showed only a slit.
Both of them looked at Tang Zheng, a hint of fear in the depths of their eyes.
Obviously!
Tang Zheng had just dealt with the elder Kerry through the method of "Resurrection to Kill," a scene that the two of them had witnessed.
Although the term "reduced to ashes" didn't exist in the other world, Killing Death and Killing Fate could probably grasp the meaning of the phrase.
Shua!
Shua!
Clementine and the Four Elements, after collecting the bodies and items, also appeared before everyone.
"You all return together," Tang Zheng instructed again, signaling Killing Death that she could return to the Theocracy.
Tang Zheng had no intention of resurrecting the deceased members of the Darkness Scripture himself; it was sufficient for the Theocracy to handle it. With the God-Human Captain having joined, the Darkness Scripture was, in effect, under his control.
There was no need for more people to know of his existence and to continue leaking information.
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