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Chapter 147 Brutality and Return [First Update, Requesting Monthly Tickets]

The trio sped forward, and in just over ten seconds they passed through a narrow corridor and arrived at a huge room with braziers placed around the perimeter.

There was a huge room at the front of the main hall, and the door quietly opened at that moment as the trio arrived.

The so-called Scorpion King slowly walked out of that room.

It was a monster nearly ten meters tall, half-human and half-scorpion. Its upper body was that of a human with hands that had transformed into claws, while its lower body was that of a complete scorpion. ...Some curious individuals had verified this with the Yamata no Orochi, concluding that the Demon Scorpion Emperor was not human and that consuming him would prevent one from advancing in rank.

Otherwise, Fang Ge would have insisted on bringing Zhan Lan along, instead of letting his teammates go fishing in the Nile.

As we all know, the difficulty of the main god is variable, and the difficulty of the monsters will be increased based on the score of the reincarnator.

However, this task is special because its reward is fixed.

In the original work, the strength of the original Zheng Zha and the clone Zheng Zha are significantly different. When the Scorpion King quest is triggered, the reward is doubled based on the base of 1 B-level side quest.

Based on the initial assessment of the Central Continent Team, the total reward of a mere A-level side quest would at most only allow them to face monsters of Imhotep level.

Unlike the irrational, bloodthirsty monster Zheng Zha faced in the original story, the Scorpion King before him was clearly an intelligent being.

The two pairs of huge pincers look like four giant single scissors, constantly making a snip-snip sound.

The Scorpion King looked down at Fang Ge and the others, revealing a cruel smile, and said:

"Are you the challenger?"

—So arrogant, a mere beginner? His combat strength is assessed at 0.7 (Zhao Zhuikong)!
"No, you are the challenger."

Fang Ge narrowed his eyes. The Scorpion King before him didn't even have an energy cycle; it was just a pure physical warrior. And because it wasn't human, it didn't have a powerful cheat like a gene lock.

They only deserve to be slaughtered by them!

"Insanity!"

Fang Ge's attitude enraged him. The Scorpion King roared so loudly that the earth trembled and the air seemed to boil!
Its enormous body pressed down on Fang Ge like Mount Tai, with all four claws joining the attack.

It was a complete and utter display of force; the air vibrated under the immense power, producing a sonic boom-like sound!

Such a blow, powerful enough to split mountains and shatter rocks, seemed insignificant in front of Fang Ge.

"when!"

Fang Ge raised his sword and slashed out. In the instant the Scorpion King attacked, the Heavenly Return Sword moved as if it were an extension of his arm, striking the two pairs of pincers.

The collision of sword energy and claws produced a deafening clang, much like the forging of iron.

"what!"

The scorpion king's claws were cracked, and black and red demonic blood gushed out, making it extremely terrifying.

Taking advantage of this opening, Jinxi seized the opportunity, holding Zhao Zhuikong's dropped item—[Undead Blade - Open the Gate], the nemesis of [Undead Creatures].

A jet-black sword aura that stretched across the sky was slashed out. The Scorpion King had lost its old power and had not yet generated new power, so it had two scorpion legs cut off!
This caused the Scorpion King's movements to slow down for a moment.

Zhao Yingkong moved, not to be outdone, and directly entered the second form of the cursed seal, with the Thousand Birds Sharp Spear piercing straight towards the Scorpion King's brain!

"Pfft!"

Like puncturing a bubble, Zhao Yingkong's blow truly pierced the Scorpion King's head!
This should have been a fatal wound, but quite counterintuitively, the Scorpion King's brain wasn't the vital point. Normally, the [Spear of Judgment] would have been needed to pierce his heart.

This attack didn't even manage to restrict the opponent's movements, much to the girl's surprise.

As for the Spear of Judgment… it originally fell into the hands of Park Soo-hyun, the captain of the East Sea Team, but the victorious Central Continent Team has already seized it. The handover was completed during the last rendezvous, and it's now in Zhao Yingkong's hands!
The Scorpion King's pincers subtly protect its heart, clearly indicating that it is aware of its weakness.

Unfortunately, Fang Ge will no longer give him the chance to protect himself!
"Seven Divine Swords of Shuntian - Seven Swords Combined into One".

This move was a sign of respect to the opponent... Since the power had already been revealed, there was no need to hide it.

With almost no resistance, the solid sword energy, over ten feet long, cleaved the Scorpion King in two!

Seizing the opportunity, Zhao Yingkong twisted the golden short staff along the handle. With a hiss, the front of the staff extended and instantly transformed into a golden javelin!
[The story item, the Spear of Judgment, has a throwing power that depends on the amount of physical energy used. The user must possess internal energy, vampire energy, magic power, telekinesis, true essence, or immortal spiritual power to use it.]

Lightning surged into the spear, and the girl thrust the [Spear of Judgment] into the Scorpion King's heart!
……

The familiar giant sphere of light!

When Fang Ge opened his eyes again, he had returned to the Main God Space.

"The Supreme God has fully restored our bodies; the reward points will be deducted from my account!"

Zhang Jie's voice was filled with undisguised joy; it was the first time he had ever been willing to pay for everyone's meals.

—But you seem to have forgotten about Third Master's existence…

The beam of light shone on Fang Ge for only a moment, clearing away some of the backlash caused by the gene lock, before disappearing.

He noticed that many of his teammates were still carrying fishing rods, indicating that they had returned while fishing.

Zheng Zha suddenly burst into laughter: "Oh dear, what a pity! My fishing skills haven't been great these past few days, so I haven't been able to show you the might of the Fishing Prince..."

"Give me a break, in the end it'll just be a few small tilapia..."

Zhang Jie made no attempt to hide his contempt: "With your level of skill, I can't even bear to watch!"

"Next time, let's go salmon fishing in Lake Baikal! African fish don't trust Arctic people." Ba Wang was also making excuses for his failure.

Cheng Xiao chuckled and said, "I think we can cancel fishing as a recreational activity in the future. Otherwise, a crocodile might eat our midnight snack if we're not careful!"

Chu Xuan put away his fishing rod and said calmly, "After all, the world of Gods and Demons is a world with a mythological background, and the crocodiles are also quite extraordinary... Crocodiles over eight meters long are very worthy of study."

"How much? Eight meters? Are you sure it's a crocodile?"

Fang Ge was surprised when she heard the number.

"I think 'crocodile dragon' would be a more appropriate name."

Zhan Lan leaned against Fang Ge, teasingly laughing, "You have no idea, once the fishing rod is in Chu Xuan's hands, it's like it's tied with flour. We've eaten all the common fish in Egypt these past few days..."

People's joys and sorrows are not the same; at midnight, all I felt was their noise.

Being eaten by a crocodile might be an exaggeration, but he was indeed bitten badly...

"All right!"

Fang Ge then flicked the repaired Third Master away, leaving him paralyzed once again, before signaling everyone to quiet down.

"We wiped out two teams, which is a great victory! Anyway, everyone go back to your rooms and rest. We'll talk about the rest tomorrow."

"Alas!"

Now, it's time for pile driving!

(End of this chapter)