Chapter Summaries

Tang Zheng forced Rularus Spenia Aindoren, the Demon Snake of the West, to cooperate by raising goblins in exchange for help ruling the Great Forest of Tob. Later, Tang Zheng lured Hamsuke into a fight with troll corpses, and the chapter ended as they exchanged attacks.

• Tang Zheng subdued the Demon Snake of the West with curse power and offered him control of Ogre Gu's territory and help against the Wise King of the Forest.
• Rularus Spenia Aindoren agreed to raise goblins for Tang Zheng, who marked him with a curse and demanded secrecy for four years.
• Tang Zheng sent the Demon Snake of the West away to gather powerful beasts and monsters, then continued collecting Ogre Gu's blood.
• On September 25, Tang Zheng dropped five troll corpses into Hamsuke's territory and waited for the Wise King of the Forest to arrive.
• Hamsuke confronted Tang Zheng, blocked his Mana Slash, and traded attacks with him as Tang Zheng struck with Quick Slash.

Tang Zheng fought Hamsuke, the Wise King of the Forest, and used a curse to break through the creature’s defenses and pierce one eye. Hamsuke escaped into the forest, screaming from the wound.

• Tang Zheng’s descending strike knocked Hamsuke through dozens of trees, but the Wise King of the Forest emerged nearly unharmed and counterattacked with its tail.
• Hamsuke used Blindness to blur Tang Zheng’s vision, but Tang Zheng blasted it away with Unclean Impact Shield and waited in the air until the effect wore off.
• Tang Zheng lured Hamsuke into repeating its pincer attack, then froze its limbs and tail with Dark Wave.
• Tang Zheng used Fourfold Slash of Light: Breakthrough to pierce Hamsuke’s eye with an iron sword.
• Hamsuke twisted free as the curse wore off and fled deeper into the woods, screaming.

Tang Zheng tracked Hamsuke through the forest until the Instant-Death Curse weakened it enough for him to kill it. He absorbed Hamsuke’s soul as his first totem and chose to place the tattoo on his arms.

• Tang Zheng followed Hamsuke’s blood trail through the forest, enduring its attempts to lead him into dangerous monster territories.
• Tang Zheng fought off a Dire Wolf pack during the night and resumed tracking Hamsuke at dawn.
• Tang Zheng found Hamsuke near its cave, rejected its offer to submit, and watched it die from the Instant-Death Curse.
• Tang Zheng activated Totem Possession and drew Hamsuke’s soul into his arms, gaining rodent-shaped totem tattoos.
• Tang Zheng received a choice between Physical Enhancement and Feat Selection.

Tang Zheng selected the Wise King of the Forest Hamsuke’s Body Armament as a totem feat, discovering that New World degradation turned it into an active skill with reduced defense but flexible use. After the Demon Snake of the West restored order in the southern forest and gathered powerful monsters, Tang Zheng emerged from the Forest Rift collecting Ogre Gu’s blood and asked Rularus to donate some too.

• Tang Zheng chose Body Armament as his totem feat, but low compatibility degraded it into an active skill that cost 10% of his HP and provided half his Defense value.
• Tang Zheng tested full-body and partial armor, finding both forms had identical attributes and cost the same amount of HP, then dismissed the armor.
• Tang Zheng stored the Wise King of the Forest Hamsuke’s corpse and flew back to Ogre Gu’s territory.
• After the Wise King of the Forest Hamsuke died, the Demon Snake of the West and his subordinates subdued the southern forest and transported powerful beasts and monsters to the Forest Rift.
• Ten days later, the Demon Snake of the West reported that the forest’s powerful creatures had mostly been cleared, while Tang Zheng emerged carrying a barrel of Ogre Gu’s blood and asked Rularus for some of his blood as well.

Tang Zheng left the Great Forest of Tob and entered the Great Wetlands, where he encountered an unfamiliar flock of monsters. The creatures attacked him and the Barghest as he began exploring the region.

• Tang Zheng rode the rapidly growing Barghest north through the Great Forest of Tob and reviewed his level, attributes, and remaining resources.
• Tang Zheng reflected that the Demon Snake of the West was guarding Ogre Gu and overseeing Goblin breeding in the forest.
• Tang Zheng warned the Barghest that the Great Wetlands ahead might be more dangerous than the Great Forest of Tob.
• Tang Zheng reached the wetlands' edge and spotted a flock of rooster-like, lizard-tailed monsters.
• The monsters cried out, took flight, and charged at Tang Zheng and the Barghest.

Tang Zheng entered the Great Wetlands, killed a horde of poisonous Crested Monsters, and collected some of their blood as a possible alchemical material. After the Little Fang Tribe learned that a human had entered its territory, Chieftain Sukyu Juju ordered the Hunting Squad to capture Tang Zheng or kill him if he resisted.

• Tang Zheng summoned a Flame Archangel to fight the Crested Monsters and discovered their blood was poisonous.
• Tang Zheng killed more than fifty Crested Monsters with the Flame Archangel and Magic Arrow, then collected one waterskin of their blood.
• Tang Zheng rode deeper into the Great Wetlands with Blackie after noticing several kinds of nearby monsters.
• The Little Fang Tribe's Hunting Squad leader reported seeing a human who could summon a powerful monster, and the Priest Lizardman identified it as an Angel.
• Chieftain Sukyu Juju ordered the Hunting Squad to capture the human, or kill him if he resisted.

A sixteen-member Lizardman Hunting Squad ambushed Tang Zheng and the Barghest at dawn, hoping to capture the human Magic Caster alive. The attack failed to go as planned when Tang Zheng's Flame Archangel resisted their grappling hooks and the Barghest overpowered its attackers.

• The Lizardman hunting captain positioned his sixteen hunters around Tang Zheng's lakeside camp and ordered them to wait until dawn.
• Tang Zheng grilled a fish by the lake while the Lizardmen watched from hiding and waited for their captain's signal.
• At dawn, three Lizardmen threw fish spears at Tang Zheng, but the Barghest knocked them aside with its chains and faced the attackers.
• Lizardmen from three other directions shot arrows at Tang Zheng, and he summoned a Flame Archangel that blocked them.
• The hunting captain ordered his squad to bind the Flame Archangel with grappling hooks while he rushed Tang Zheng, but the summon resisted the ropes and dragged several Lizardmen into the air.
• The Barghest tore off one Lizardman's arm as the hunters reeled from the failed ambush.

Tang Zheng defeated the Lizardman hunting squad, charmed its chief Guri, and learned that the tribe was called the Little Fang Tribe. He led an assault on the tribe, where Sukyu Juju and the Lizardman Priest organized a defense against the Flame Archangel.

• Tang Zheng used Charm Species: All on Guri and ordered him to attack the other Lizardmen, then killed the wounded survivors and questioned Guri about the tribe and its treasures.
• Guri told Tang Zheng that the Little Fang Tribe had over 320 members and was less than five kilometers away, so Tang Zheng ordered him to lead the way.
• At the tribe entrance, Guri attacked a guard, and the Flame Archangel killed the other guard before Tang Zheng ordered it to attack the gathering Lizardmen.
• Sukyu Juju tried to rush into the battle, but the Lizardman Priest stopped him, identified the Flame Archangel, and urged the tribe to shelter its noncombatants.
• The Lizardman Priest cast Lower: Mass Calm and directed the warriors to keep their distance and attack the Flame Archangel from range.

Tang Zheng watched the Little Fang Tribe restrain his Flame Archangel, then confronted chief Sukyu Juju outside the gates. He revealed he could summon another Angel and attacked the tribe, while studying the Lizardmen’s Ranger abilities and preserving his disguise as a Magic Caster.

• The old Lizardman Priest used Plant Entanglement to immobilize the Flame Archangel, and the Warriors piled on to restrain it.
• Sukyu Juju shot a pebble that smashed off the hunting chief Lizardman’s arm, then apologized to Tang Zheng while stalling for time.
• Tang Zheng reattached the hunting chief Lizardman’s arm with an alchemical potion and told Sukyu Juju he had been watching him.
• The old Lizardman Priest boosted Sukyu Juju’s agility, and Sukyu Juju ordered the Warriors to attack Tang Zheng.
• Tang Zheng summoned a second Flame Archangel, which charged into the Warriors and cut many of them down.
• Sukyu Juju fired a rapid barrage of shots as Tang Zheng recognized his Ranger class and used the hunting chief Lizardman to shield himself.

Tang Zheng defeated the Little Fang Tribe’s defenders and used Charm magic to make the old Priest Lizardman lead him to the tribe’s knowledge. He learned that the lost treasure was a Magic Cauldron whose powers might explain the Lizardmen’s ancestral rituals.

• Tang Zheng broke free of the old Priest Lizardman’s Earth Bind, while the Flame Archangels and Barghest overwhelmed the Lizardman defenders and captured Sukyu Juju.
• Tang Zheng charmed the old Priest Lizardman, healed his wounds, and ordered him to reveal the tribe’s knowledge while leaving escaped females and young Lizardmen unhunted.
• The old Priest Lizardman explained Lizardman society and revealed that the lost treasure was a Magic Cauldron, though he knew little about its abilities.
• Tang Zheng connected the cauldron to the Lizardmen’s ritual potions and apparent ancestral possession, and suspected the Twin Witches had seized it because it was useful to them.

Tang Zheng searched the Little Fang Tribe’s records for useful magic and found a technique called Magic Boost that could let casters use spells beyond their normal tier limit. He realized it might be the same ritual used by Lizardman priests and asked the old priest whether he could perform it.

• Tang Zheng entered the old Lizardman priest’s house and ordered him to select scrolls about magic.
• The priest explained several scrolls, but Tang Zheng dismissed the tribe’s low-tier spells and basic herbal knowledge.
• The priest described Magic Boost, which consumed extra mana and could enable a caster to use higher-tier spells, especially when combined with a ritual.
• Tang Zheng compared Magic Boost with Magic Tier Increase and suspected the technique could bypass caster-level limits.
• Tang Zheng recalled Lizardmen using the spell and ritual to summon a Wetland Elemental, then asked the old priest if he could use Magic Boost.

Tang Zheng learned how the Lizardmen’s Magic Boost ritual worked and used it to cast Severe Wound Healing on Sukyu Juju. The ritual’s success unlocked Severe Wound Healing and Magic Boost as skills, leaving Tang Zheng with a clearer understanding of its limits and mana costs.

• The old Lizardman Priest explained the ritual’s requirements and spent an hour and a half constructing its magic circle while Tang Zheng questioned him.
• Sukyu Juju regained consciousness and attacked Tang Zheng, who kicked him unconscious and ordered the Barghest to bring him back.
• Tang Zheng activated the ritual and tried to cast Fireball, but the spell failed.
• After reconsidering the ritual’s rules, Tang Zheng cast Severe Wound Healing on Sukyu Juju and restored most of his injuries.
• Tang Zheng’s attribute panel offered Severe Wound Healing and Magic Boost, and he spent two skill points to learn them.

Tang Zheng learned how Magic Boost worked, copied the magic ritual circle, and killed the old lizardman priest before choosing the Dragon Fang Tribe as his next target. As the attack began, he and his allies silently killed the guards while two Flame Archangels descended on the tribe.

• Tang Zheng used Magic Boost to cast healing spells on Sukyu Juju and realized the ability could grant higher-tier spells at great mana cost.
• Tang Zheng had the old lizardman priest copy the magic ritual circle, then killed him, took Sukyu Juju, and burned down the wooden house.
• Tang Zheng used Racial Charm on Sukyu Juju and learned about the nearby Green Claw Tribe and Dragon Fang Tribe, choosing the latter as his target.
• Tang Zheng flew above the sleeping Dragon Fang Tribe and summoned two Flame Archangels with magic scrolls.
• Sukyu Juju fired two stones at the Dragon Fang Tribe's gate guards, killing them before they could raise an alarm.

Tang Zheng attacked the Dragon Fang Tribe, captured its Large Wine Jug, and learned that the surviving Priest possessed extensive magical knowledge. After hearing the Little Fang and Dragon Fang Tribes had fallen, Green Claw Tribe’s leaders gathered to discuss the crisis.

• Tang Zheng used Flame Archangels as a diversion while Sukyu Juju and the Barghest infiltrated the Dragon Fang Tribe to capture a Priest Lizardman.
• The Lizardman Warriors killed and exhausted successive Flame Archangels, but the Dragon Fang Tribe’s defense collapsed after the chieftain and one Priest were killed.
• Tang Zheng appraised and stored the Large Wine Jug, then questioned the surviving Priest about the tribe’s magical knowledge.
• Tang Zheng decided to wait for the other Lizardman Tribes and calculated that he still needed about 110,000 Experience Points to reach Magic Swordsman’s maximum level.
• The five Priests and other leaders of the Green Claw Tribe gathered after learning that the Little Fang and Dragon Fang Tribes had been wiped out.

After learning that a powerful human had destroyed two Lizardman tribes, the Green Claw Tribe mobilized the neighboring tribes to prepare a united response. Meanwhile, a disguised Cave Lizardman reported the news to a strange master at an ancient castle, where a hook-nosed human mage worried the Angels might disrupt his plans; Tang Zheng wondered how the Lizardmen were reacting.

• Shasuryu Shasha agreed with Zaryusu Shasha that the tribes had to prepare thoroughly and ensure the human could not escape, so the Green Claw Tribe summoned the Red Eye and Razor Tail Tribes and sent hunters to investigate the Dragon Fang Tribe.
• A Cave Lizardman disguised by a magic ring left the Green Claw Tribe and traveled through the Upper Lake Wetlands to an ancient castle.
• The Cave Lizardman told a strange feminine-voiced master about the Lizardmen’s crisis, then left when ordered.
• A hook-nosed human mage appeared at the castle window and worried that the Angels or people from the Theocracy might interfere with his plans.
• Tang Zheng studied the Lizardmen’s magical knowledge, wondered what they had done during the past two days, and patted the Barghest beside him.

Tang Zheng prepared to face the alliance of three Lizardman Tribes, whose leaders advanced on the Dragon Fang Tribe after Crusch Lulu used a summoned eagle to confirm he was there. As the main force approached from the front, Zaryusu Shasha led another group around to the rear.

• Tang Zheng studied a map of the remaining Lizardman Tribes and considered the threat posed by their leaders, warriors, and Crusch Lulu’s dragon-related class.
• Shasuryu Shasha, Zenberu Gugu, and Crusch Lulu gathered with more than three hundred Lizardman Warriors outside the Dragon Fang Tribe.
• Crusch Lulu summoned a Sky Eagle, which flew over the tribe and confirmed Tang Zheng was still there.
• Tang Zheng watched the eagle return and recalled the different types of summoning magic, hoping to learn another summoning spell.
• After learning what the eagle had seen, Shasuryu Shasha ordered the Lizardman force to advance on the tribe.
• Zaryusu Shasha led more than one hundred Lizardmen around to the rear of the Dragon Fang Tribe.

Zaryusu Shasha and the Lizardman chiefs confronted Tang Zheng with a large force, but Crusch Lulu’s summoned Giant of the Wetlands was swiftly destroyed by one of his Angels. Tang Zheng emerged from the Dragon Fang Tribe and told the gathered Lizardmen they would either die there or drive him back.

• Zaryusu Shasha waited with over a hundred warriors while more than three hundred Lizardmen advanced toward the Dragon Fang Tribe.
• Crusch Lulu summoned a Giant of the Wetlands, but an Angel destroyed it in a single exchange.
• Tang Zheng walked out of the tribe with a Lizardman and a wolf-like monster, while Shasuryu Shasha noticed the Lizardman accompanying him.
• Crusch Lulu demanded to know why Tang Zheng was involving the other tribes, and he said he had no reason beyond acting for himself and the world.
• Tang Zheng told the Lizardmen they would either all die there or drive him back.

Tang Zheng used paralyzing powder and summoned a Fourth-Tier Peace Authority Angel against the Lizardmen. Shasuryu Shasha rallied his warriors to fight, but the Angel devastated their ranks.

• Tang Zheng ordered a controlled Priest Lizardman to spread venomous, paralyzing powder through the warriors with Wind Force Alteration.
• Zenberu Gugu and the Lizardmen restrained and damaged Tang Zheng’s Flame Archangel, forcing Tang Zheng to reveal a new summon.
• Tang Zheng summoned the Fourth-Tier Peace Authority Angel, terrifying the Lizardmen and confirming Shasuryu Shasha’s fears.
• Shasuryu Shasha rallied his warriors to fight rather than flee, while a Priest Lizardman urged them to prevent Tang Zheng from summoning another Angel.
• The Peace Authority Angel killed a Priest Lizardman and several warriors with Holy Laser, then struck Shasuryu Shasha and sent him crashing into his troops.

Tang Zheng used the Peace Authority Angel and his own magic to overwhelm the Lizardmen, then killed Zenberu Gugu after dispelling Crusch Lulu’s Lion’s Heart. Shasuryu Shasha rallied the remaining warriors, but Tang Zheng declared that they had no chance left.

• Tang Zheng sent the Peace Authority Angel toward the restrained Flame Archangel as the Lizardmen tried to intercept it.
• Tang Zheng’s Priest Lizardman used Earth Bind to restrain Zenberu Gugu and the warriors with him, while Tang Zheng’s Magic Arrows killed many of them.
• Tang Zheng controlled Zenberu Gugu with Charm Species: All, but Crusch Lulu dispelled the effect with Lion’s Heart.
• Tang Zheng controlled Zenberu Gugu again, ordered him to remove the White Dragon Bone Armor, and killed him with Magic Arrows.
• Shasuryu Shasha rallied the remaining Lizardmen and charged Tang Zheng, while the Barghest met him in combat.

Tang Zheng defeated the Lizardmen at the Dragon Fang Tribe with Peace Authority Angels, then killed Zaryusu Shasha after he charged to protect his warriors. Tang Zheng spared the fleeing warriors, collected Frost Fang, and found he had no classes left to level up except the two he did not want to raise.

• Tang Zheng summoned another Peace Authority Angel, which killed Shasuryu Shasha and broke the Lizardmen's will to fight; he used Charm Species: All on Crusch Lulu after she pleaded for her people.
• Zaryusu Shasha led more than a hundred warriors to the battlefield, saw the slaughter and the Angels, and ordered his companions to flee before charging Tang Zheng alone.
• Zaryusu Shasha evaded the Angel's Holy Laser and the Barghest's attacks, but two Peace Authority Angels pinned him to the ground with their lance-staffs.
• Zaryusu Shasha asked Tang Zheng to spare the fleeing warriors, and Tang Zheng agreed before Zaryusu Shasha died.
• Tang Zheng picked up Frost Fang and saw that he had enough experience to max out Magic Swordsman, leaving only Genius and Shaman Adept as classes he could still level.