Chapter Thirty-Four: Xiao Zhang's First Skill

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"I'll add your f***ing mother!" Xiao Zhang shouted loudly.

"What a pity!" Oda Shinichisuke clasped his hands together and chanted a curse. "Devouring Curse, now die!"

Suddenly, the wounds on Xiao Zhang's body erupted with streaks of purple light. Then, he felt his body weaken all at once, as if some force was rapidly draining all his strength from within. His energy vanished at a terrifying speed!

Beside him, Zhao Bai was also on the verge of collapse from blood loss. However, his body had been strengthened, so he gritted his teeth and managed to raise his straight sword.

"I..." Apart from feeling a bit limp, Xiao Zhang didn't notice anything else wrong. Not even his wounds were bleeding anymore.

Hint: You have been struck by an enemy's curse attack.

A curse? What the hell?

"You..." He looked up at Oda Shinichisuke.

Oda Shinichisuke had already lit a cigarette and was sneering at Xiao Zhang. "Is it working now? My curse will make you die in agony."

Xiao Zhang glanced at him speechlessly. It seemed this guy's curse had no effect on him at all! He could feel himself gradually recovering. Still, he put on a pained expression and groaned, "When exactly did you curse me?"

"Just as I thought, an idiot," Oda Shinichisuke took a drag from his cigarette and slowly drew out his dagger. "A talisman weapon. Did you really think players of our caliber would use your sort of junk?"

Seizing the moment while the two were talking, Zhao Bai charged at them with his sword. But he was knocked out by a powerful hook from the Grudge Spirit. "You little brat, felt good beating me up earlier, didn't you?"

Even though Zhao Bai was unconscious, the Grudge Spirit was still furious and unleashed a brutal combo on him.

By now, Xiao Zhang had recovered some of his strength. Lying on the ground, he began to roll around and scream loudly, "Ahhh! The pain!"

"Relax, I won't let you die," Oda Shinichisuke strolled over, squatted down beside Xiao Zhang, and smiled slyly, "This curse will only slowly torment your soul and flesh~"

At that moment, Xiao Zhang suddenly rolled over. "Oh no, it really hurts so much!"

Then he swung his wrench with all his might and smashed it into Oda Shinichisuke's face!

Blood spattered everywhere as Oda Shinichisuke flew sideways through the air.

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Next, Xiao Zhang lunged at the Grudge Spirit, swinging his wrench again and sending the creature flying.

He hoisted Mo Xiaoxiao over his shoulder and, grabbing Zhao Bai with the other hand, prepared to make his escape.

A furious roar echoed from behind. Oda Shinichisuke had returned. "Kid, you’ve really pissed me off!"

Above him, an enormous spectral figure appeared. "Go, Mokchazi!"

Oda Shinichisuke then flung several talisman papers into the air. "True Great Barrier!"

Xiao Zhang ran with everything he had, only to discover he was trapped in a loop; no matter how fast he went, his pursuers only drew closer.

He set down Mo Xiaoxiao and Zhao Bai, then charged straight at the ghostly figure. "Let’s settle this right now!"

But his wrench passed straight through the apparition, hitting nothing at all. The ghost, meanwhile, left a horrific wound on Xiao Zhang.

This time, Oda Shinichisuke had learned his lesson and kept his distance, rubbing his swollen cheek in fear. He was terrified of Xiao Zhang's brute strength, knowing his own frail body couldn't take many more blows like that.

If he couldn't win head-on, he'd wear Xiao Zhang down instead. Oda Shinichisuke realized Xiao Zhang only knew how to attack physically—he didn’t use any skills!

Now Xiao Zhang was at his wit's end. All he had were physical attacks, which were useless against these enemies!

"Hahaha! Xiao Zhang, if you kneel and call me 'Grandfather' ten thousand times, maybe I'll give you a quick death!"

Furious, Xiao Zhang charged through the ghost's attacks toward Oda Shinichisuke. "Don't you dare run!"

Oda Shinichisuke, thoroughly frightened, backed far away. "If you can break out of my barrier, I'll unscrew my head and let you use it as a chamber pot!"

"Argh!" Xiao Zhang realized that no matter how he ran, the distance between him and Oda Shinichisuke never changed. Enraged, he began cursing Oda's ancestors up and down.

Xiao Zhang: *********

Oda Shinichisuke, seeing Xiao Zhang flailing about, gleefully danced outside the barrier. "Come on, idiot! Hit me if you can!"

The Grudge Spirit returned as well, half its face still swollen. Seeing Oda dancing like a madman, it wondered if he'd gone crazy.

"Alright, fine, you asked for it!" Xiao Zhang thought for a moment, then called out to the ghost that was still attacking him relentlessly, "Hey bro, stop hacking at me, another hit and I'll really be finished!"

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The ghost: (⊙ˍ⊙) Don’t I deserve any respect at all??

"Alright, hahahaha!" Oda Shinichisuke was so delighted at Xiao Zhang's predicament that he ordered the ghost to stop attacking. "Come on, try to hit me! I won't even move!"

So Xiao Zhang charged at Oda Shinichisuke again. After half an hour of this endless loop, Xiao Zhang was so exhausted he could barely move. "Damn it, let me catch my breath!"

He repeated this for half an hour—running in circles, while Oda Shinichisuke laughed for half an hour, the Grudge Spirit stared blankly for half an hour, and the ghost nearly collapsed from chasing Xiao Zhang.

Panting for breath, Xiao Zhang flopped onto the ground and looked up at the ghost hovering above him. "Go ahead and hit me, I won't fight back anymore!"

Utterly wronged and helpless, the ghost’s pent-up grievances exploded. This was too much bullying! It refused to play anymore. With a howl, the ghost vanished.

Oda Shinichisuke stared in disbelief. "Damn it, Xiao Zhang, what did you do with my little darling?"

Xiao Zhang was just as baffled. How could he know? All he did was let it beat him up and then it disappeared!

"Unbelievable! Unforgivable!" Now it was Oda Shinichisuke's turn to jump up and down in rage. "Die! Death’s Miasma!"

Suddenly, the barrier filled with dense, purple smoke.

"Damn, I’m done for! What should I do?" As he ran, Xiao Zhang thought, If physical attacks don’t work, what about using a skill? But I don’t have any skills!

Just then, he remembered he still had two skill books, one of which seemed to be unrestricted. He quickly opened his inventory and took out 'Great Detonation.'

Prompt: Do you want to learn the skill 'Great Detonation'?

Xiao Zhang chose without hesitation: Yes.

Learning will consume the skill book: Great Detonation. Confirm?

Xiao Zhang again chose without hesitation: Confirm.

"You wanted a beating, didn’t you?" Xiao Zhang stared at Oda Shinichisuke. "Then—Great Detonation!"

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