Zhang Zheng

Zhang Zheng is a Chinese rookie who defeats Bubat in National Competition PvP and proclaims the superiority of his generation. His cruelty and arrogance make Grid an eager opponent, but Grid dismantles his damage-reflection strategy without fighting him directly. (Chapters 763–766, 936, and 946)

Biography

Role in Kingdom Building and the Great Demons

Zhang Zheng represents China in the National Competition and provokes Bubat before defeating him. He then mocks Tarma's loss to Grid and insists that rapidly developed third-generation rookies are naturally superior to older players. His conduct toward Bubat is severe enough that Bubat, despite his hostility toward Grid, warns Grid about the armor that reflects accumulated damage at triple strength. (Chapters 763–764)

In the round of sixteen, Zhang Zheng insults Grid and expects the reflected damage to punish any direct attack. Grid instead lets the God Hands repeatedly stun him with Mjolnir while Iyarugt blocks his advance. Zhang Zheng's armor periodically explodes and releases him, but chains only delay the summons and he cannot reach Grid. The public humiliation contradicts his claims about the old generation, though later competitors still remember his earlier defeat of Bubat as a meaningful result. (Chapters 765–766, 936, and 946)

Appearance and personality

The supplied chapters do not establish Zhang Zheng's detailed physical appearance. He is usually shown leaning casually, laughing at a defeated senior, or roaring when immobilized. He is provocative, generationally arrogant, and deeply concerned with public prestige. Once helpless, he loses composure and interprets Grid's item-based tactics as cowardice rather than revising his assumptions. (Chapters 764–766)

Abilities, classes, and skills

Zhang Zheng is a capable swordsman able to defeat Bubat and exchange blows with Iyarugt for a time. His Black King's Armor releases an explosion after enough damage accumulates and reflects three times that damage, while chains can restrain multiple God Hands. The armor requires accumulated hits and has a severe penalty Grid identifies, making controlled low-damage attacks and repeated crowd control an effective counter. (Chapters 764–766)

Relationships

• Grid: Zhang Zheng treats Grid as an obsolete senior, but Grid neutralizes him through summons and equipment while studying the weakness of his armor. (Chapters 764–766)
• Bubat: Zhang Zheng defeats Bubat brutally enough to make the veteran acknowledge the limits of his class and warn Grid about the rookie. (Chapters 763–764, 936, and 946)
• Tarma: Zhang Zheng mocks Tarma's rapid defeat, while Tarma predicts that the rookie will suffer the same humiliation against Grid. (Chapter 764)
• Iyarugt: Iyarugt prevents Zhang Zheng from reaching Grid and proves strong enough that the rookie cannot quickly defeat him. (Chapter 766)

Items

No notable items are documented for Zhang Zheng in the supplied corpus.