Chapter 3295 - 1128-2

Chapter 3295: Chapter 1128-2

In fact, at that time, Zhou Tian’s encounter clearly illustrated what he represented in the eyes of those living beings.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

A group of creatures with lion heads and deer bodies, upon seeing Zhou Tian, were initially stunned. After confirming that Zhou Tian was indeed a new presence in their vicinity, those lion-headed deer wasted no time in launching an attack on Zhou Tian immediately upon realizing his existence.

I don’t know what tactics those lion-headed deer used, but after they deployed their abilities, Zhou Tian, who was already being relentlessly attacked by Heavenly Thunder, was suddenly subjected to another wave of lightning strikes. However, unlike the Heavenly Thunder encounters before, the lightning initiated by the lion-headed deer was blood-red.

Although the color of the lightning had changed, it did not alter Zhou Tian’s predicament. Faced with the attacks from those lion-headed deer, Zhou Tian’s face turned pale.

Being continuously attacked by Heavenly Thunder was already making Zhou Tian quite unhappy. If not for the fact that he had prepared enough ’Lightning Rods,’ even if Zhou Tian wasn’t directly killed by the Heavenly Thunder, he would have been forced to retreat by now.

And in such circumstances, being overwhelmed by the Heavenly Thunder’s onslaughts, Zhou Tian was already struggling. Now, having to face the attacks from the lion-headed deer in such an environment, it was easy to imagine that Zhou Tian’s mood was far from good.

The Heavenly Thunder’s attacks were consuming a large number of Zhou Tian’s ’Lightning Rods.’ If he also had to use them to deal with the threats posed by the lion-headed deer’s attacks, with or without using the ’Lightning Rods,’ Zhou Tian’s supply of ’Lightning Rods’ would soon be exhausted in such an environment.

At that moment, Zhou Tian had not yet resolved his survival issues in that world. If he were to deplete all his ’Lightning Rods,’ without their protection and unable to resist the Heavenly Thunder through his strength, Zhou Tian, no matter how unwilling, might only have the choice to retreat from that world.

Therefore, clearly understanding his current predicament and knowing that his ’Lightning Rods’ could not withstand much more depletion, coupled with his curiosity about the abilities of those lion-headed deer, Zhou Tian only hesitated for a moment before deciding to confront the lion-headed deer’s attacks head-on.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

"Damn it, it’s actually such a thing!"

Having noticed the change in lightning’s color beforehand, Zhou Tian somewhat prepared himself mentally. He thought that if the lightning attacks initiated by those lion-headed deer differed in nature from Heavenly Thunder, it wouldn’t be unacceptable.

However, despite being mentally prepared, Zhou Tian hadn’t expected the nature of the energy in the lion-headed deer’s lightning strikes to be something he had never considered. This realization came upon feeling the energy within the lightning and caused Zhou Tian to react strongly after withstanding their attacks.

Zhou Tian never imagined that within the lightning from the lion-headed deer was Negative Karma Force. Though for someone of Zhou Tian’s level, neither Negative Karma Force nor Malicious Energy posed significant threats, as typically, World Consciousness wouldn’t target them in their own territory. Even in other worlds, the World Consciousness would attack them as outsiders, regardless of Negative Karma. Thus, neither Zhou Tian nor powerful Deities ever paid much attention to Negative Karma.

But the current situation was different. If it were under normal circumstances, Zhou Tian wouldn’t care about Negative Karma, as his strength was sufficient to withstand Heavenly Thunder without taking damage, despite additional attack forces.

However, Zhou Tian couldn’t fully harness his strength at that time.

Thus, in such circumstances where Zhou Tian couldn’t deploy his full strength, merely dealing with Heavenly Thunder’s threats was already giving him a headache. Facing additional threats would undoubtedly add to his burden.

Moreover, what made Zhou Tian’s face change wasn’t just due to the lion-headed deer’s attacks. After all, seeing the malicious intent in the lion-headed deer’s actions, Zhou Tian expected their aggression and wasn’t surprised by their attacks, downgrading their importance. Tension due to their attack gesture wouldn’t change Zhou Tian’s complexion.

While Zhou Tian hadn’t anticipated the lion-headed deer’s actions early on, he had noticed their movements. Hence, Zhou Tian wasn’t concerned by their initial attacks and at least didn’t fear their aggressions.

However, although Zhou Tian didn’t pay much attention to the lion-headed deer’s attacks, he didn’t expect their assaults to have the nature of Negative Karma. Negative Karma’s damage is usually minor, but in the world he was in, its attribute was particularly troublesome.

Although Negative Karma’s effects are typically negligible even for Zhou Tian unable to unleash his full strength, given his constitution, what concerned Zhou Tian was the potential danger when Negative Karma fused with that world’s environment.

At that time, the world Zhou Tian was in was one where Heavenly Thunder frequently descended. Zhou Tian’s situation was already difficult, and being tainted with Negative Karma due to the lion-headed deer’s attacks further worsened his situation.

Negative Karma is never a good thing, and because it’s negative energy, it often provokes Heavenly Thunder’s attacks. Typically, beings heavily burdened with Negative Karma get struck by Heavenly Thunder regardless of the world. In such a world teeming with rampant Heavenly Thunder, tainted by Negative Karma would only worsen Zhou Tian’s predicament.

Negative Karma’s potential impact might not directly threaten Zhou Tian’s safety, but being tainted with it meant facing more Heavenly Thunder strikes, likely increasing their strength against him. Thus, already struggling against the Heavenly Thunder, Zhou Tian became even more uncertain about handling it.

Unfortunately, before this, Zhou Tian hadn’t anticipated the lion-headed deer’s abilities to be so troublesome. Facing their attacks, Zhou Tian chose to take them head-on to save ’Lightning Rods.’ Even after realizing the attack’s Negative Karma nature, he had no means to deal with it once struck. (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to vote on Qidian (qidian.com); your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com for reading.)