Goblin Heavy Dependence

Chapter 138 Insect Swarm
Xia Nan couldn't just watch his teammates fall into crisis.

Especially when the team leader Adeline was seriously injured and had lost her ability to fight, and the only one who could cooperate with him was Berg in front of him.

Without any hesitation, he suddenly exerted force with his feet.

Accompanied by a loud and high-pitched howl and the phantom of a wolf head covering his whole body, the man rushed out in an instant.

The charging combat skills derived from the hunting posture of the northern winter wolf allowed Xia Nan to show a burst speed that was even greater than that of the red-maned bear goblin in a few brief moments.

In a breath, the distance of dozens of meters was easily closed, and the bugbear that was rushing towards Berg was caught up.

Moving at such high speed, Xia Nan could even see the red mane on the other party's back, swaying violently with the airflow, soaked by rain and blood, as well as the outline of muscles wriggling under the thick fur of the arms.

It seemed that he had not expected that this little bug had such speed. A hint of human-like surprise appeared in Red Mane's fierce and turbid animal eyes.

Then, he casually clapped his strong arms to his sides while moving.

"Boom!"

Xia Nan only felt a sharp and stinging wind suddenly burst out in front of him, and a yellow-brown light flashed in his sight.

Without having time to think about it, he subconsciously raised his left arm and placed the shield in front of his chest.

"boom!!"

The wolf's howl suddenly stopped, and the illusory wolf shadow turned into splashing raindrops and flying grass debris, disappearing into the air.

Xia Nan's body, which was originally rushing forward, paused, and then flew backwards in the opposite direction.

That is, when [Tooth Hunter] was upgraded, he was given some agility attribute points, which greatly enhanced Xia Nan's balance and reaction ability.

Only then did he react with difficulty, and while enduring the pain, he adjusted his body's center of gravity in the air.

He managed to land on the ground in a posture that was not too embarrassing.

laugh--

The leather boots, covered in dust and blood, sank backwards into the mud, leaving two long tracks on the ground.

Xia Nan was breathing heavily, his black hair had already been soaked with sweat and raindrops.

The arm shield still maintained a defensive posture in front of the body, but the left hand could not stop shaking slightly.

"So powerful!?"

Recalling the exaggerated power displayed by the bear goblin when he just casually took a shot.

I couldn't help but feel scared.

If I hadn't reacted and defended myself at that time, I would have been like Adeline, seriously injured and fallen to the ground.

Even if he succeeded in defending himself now, the powerful force that was originally enough to bend steel was weakened by at least 70% by the snake-scale arm shield.

The residual force coming from his arm still made him feel a slight numbness in half of his body.

I became more aware of the gap in strength between the two.

...and I also feel that I cannot allow the Green Blood Team to lose any more members.

If even the only remaining fighting force on the field, "Berg", is seriously injured and has to leave the field.

If I am the only one left.

Xia Nan didn't even know how to win.

He clenched his teeth and exerted force on his thigh muscles which were aching slightly.

【Tooth Hunting】!
At the same time, his eyes swept forward.

Slightly relieved.

It seemed that he was repelled by Red Mane with just one strike just now, but by allowing the opponent to use his mind and strength to attack while moving at high speed, he had successfully slowed it down.

Giving Berg enough time to react.

At this moment, he once again used his acceleration skills, dragging a shadow behind him and retreating rapidly.

His speed was far slower than that of Xia Nan who released [Tooth Hunting] and the bear goblin whose muscles had exaggerated explosive power.

But after all, there was a distance between them, and while he was being quickly closed in, he had not yet been caught up by Red Mane.

"You still have time!"

His brain was working rapidly, analyzing the situation on the field.

In just a few seconds, Xia Nan caught up again.

Having learned from his previous lesson, he did not get too close to the bear goblin.

Instead, after catching up, continue to maintain the displacement.

It was not until he was two body lengths ahead of the opponent that he suddenly stopped and turned around.

hum-

A sharp, iron-gray cold light suddenly burst out.

The beheading sword has been unsheathed.

Break the raindrops and cut the cold sky.

The perfect arc of sword light swung towards the bear goblin amid the wolf's howl, carrying with it a chilling chill.

【Spin Slash】!
Xia Nan wanted to use the powerful impact inertia provided by [Tooth Hunting] to unleash the most powerful killing skill he currently possessed to stop Hong Zong completely.

After all, it is a flesh and blood body. No matter how thick the fur is or how hard the muscles are, it is still within the scope of ordinary people's understanding.

Redmane might be able to withstand some blunt force damage from low-level adventurers without getting hurt, or stand up to those old, rusty sharp iron tools and only suffer minor injuries.

But at this moment, facing the iron-gray cold arc of light, even it felt a hint of danger.

"boom!"

The body suddenly slowed down due to the force of the legs, raising a lot of mud and dust, while the extremely strong hands were crossed in front of the chest to protect it.

scoff-

The bristles on his arms were shattered by the sword light, and his thick and tough skin was cut open, splashing a few strings of blood and revealing the scarlet flesh underneath.

Without caring about the pain coming from the surface of his skin, the next second, Chi Zong had already rushed towards the direction where the sword light came from and threw a huge punch that was big enough to break the tree trunk.

"boom!"

The airflow swept up countless grass root fragments, but there was only an empty space above the finger bones, without any sense of hitting an object.

The familiar howl of a wolf that quickly faded away rang in my ears once again.

"Damn little bug, I'm going to crush every bone in your body!"

Redmane roared wildly, causing the rain curtain surrounding his body to distort slightly.

Xia Nan retreated quickly, his heart pounding.

There is no doubt that his dangerous move, as if walking on the edge of a knife, achieved the desired effect.

While causing slight damage to the bear goblin, it also forcibly stopped the other party from rushing towards Berg.

The positions of several people on the field now returned to the familiar formation of the Green Blood Team.

The enemy, the red-maned bear goblin, was surrounded and sandwiched in the middle. Xia Nan approached slightly while keeping a certain distance, so that there was enough room for him to retreat and pull, or to move forward to harass.

Berg, whose main means of attack is bow and arrow, is located farther behind the bear goblin. As long as he attracts the enemy's attention, he can aim and shoot calmly.

wait,

Xia Nan stared at the bear goblin in front of him, paying close attention to every subtle movement of the other's body.

Right now, the bear goblin was going berserk because of his obstruction, and it was the perfect time for the other side to attack.

And if Red Mane wants to get rid of Berg first, he will have to expose his back to himself without reservation.

However, the arrow that should have hit the bull's eye long ago has not arrived yet.

Puzzled, he couldn't help but divert some of his attention and glanced at the position of Berg behind the bugbear.

His expression could not help but pause.

"No, what are you doing!?"

Berg, who should have used the precious time that Shanan had finally gained to bend his bow and draw his arrow to attack the bugbear, was still retreating in the same posture as before, stepping on the shadow and retreating rapidly with a pale face.

If it weren't for the bear goblin's "taunting", he would have turned around and ran away without even looking back.

Having left the dangerous Misty Forest and about to return to River Valley Town.

The sudden attack of a powerful enemy forced this middle-aged adventurer, who had rich combat experience but was afraid of death, to stay in the Green Blood Team and make a living by clearing out goblins.

Once again, I fell into the same anxious state I once was.

The serious injury and retirement of the team leader Adeline was the last straw that broke the camel's back.

It seemed to have completely broken down his psychological defenses.

He has lost his previous keen sense of battle, and no longer has the endless fighting spirit when facing the goblins.

Just driven by the instinct for survival, he kept dodging and retreating.

"Berg, do it!"

At this moment, Xia Nan didn't care whether the bear goblins in front of him could understand the common language he was speaking.

Shouted to Berg in the distance.

However, when facing a powerful enemy of this level, the best opportunity to attack often only appears in a few fleeting moments.

Not grasping...

Then the offensive and defensive positions will change.

When Shanan's voice came into Berg's ears through the air, he suppressed his instinct to escape, raised his longbow, pulled the string, aimed, and shot the arrow.

The bugbears had already reacted.

The dark red energy flame appeared on the surface of his body again, and he just turned his body slightly to avoid the wooden arrow that had been shot off target.

Then, there was the piercing whine of the air exploding.

hum-

This is the "deflection field" passively triggered by the [Deadline] ring.

The translucent energy shield blocked the fatal attack for Xia Nan.

But the equipment's 24-hour cooldown also meant that he had completely lost a trump card in this battle.

Under the influence of the tremendous force, the body was thrown high into the air and then rolled down.

The protective shield covering the entire body flashed twice like a short circuit, and then turned into a chaotic energy flow and dissipated into the air.

Enduring the severe pain coming from all over his body, Xia Nan suddenly stood up the moment he landed, holding his snake-scale arm shield in front of his chest, ready to block the enemy's next attack.

However, the expected huge shadow with a burly figure did not appear on the ground in front of him.

He subconsciously raised his head and looked towards the battlefield ahead.

His expression darkened.

The light is dim.

Thick leaden clouds gathered in the sky.

The rain became heavier and heavier, and the silvery-white rain curtain covered almost every inch of the air.

The blood flowed, blending with the crystal raindrops, passing over the thick long hair that had already been soaked, bypassing the scarlet wounds left by the sharp blade, and slowly fell to the ground along the muscle contours under the skin of the arm.

Sharp claws covered with black dirt pierced the scalp, and a thick and huge palm covered the top of the skull.

The arms, which are thicker than those of an average person, are stretched out and raised high.

Dark red flames gushed out of the nostrils with every breath.

Red Mane looked at the human adventurer in front of him, who was grabbed by the head with just one hand and lifted up easily like a toy. His turbid eyes were filled with cruelty and violence.

Berg struggled hard, kicking his legs off the ground like a fish out of water.

He raised his hands, trying to pry open the palm that was deeply embedded in his scalp like a pair of pliers, but it was in vain.

More and more blood flowed, his face turned from red to purple, his eyes were filled with blood, and it seemed as if they were about to burst from his eye sockets.

"Kara."

It was the crisp sound of a skull cracking.

The body twitched to the ground, with his broken longbow lying beside it.

A red and white sticky liquid dripped from the tip of the claw.

The bugbear slowly turned around and looked at the last adventurer left on the field.

"grass."

……

……

"Hey!"

The glowing reddish-brown sword, with a force powerful enough to cut through steel, flashed past in the howling wind.

Dozens of goblins, whose skin was covered with a faint green glow and whose bodies were twice the size of ordinary goblins, had their broken limbs scattered like rain.

The human warrior in heavy armor silently swung the sword in his hand.

Due to his physical fitness, the exaggerated gravity that was enough to flatten the metal armor plates did not seem to have any effect on his movements.

Just swing the sword.

All the green-skinned goblins who dared to come forward were turned into pieces.

The tall, blond elf was wrapped in rich green light. As the breeze blew, a thin sword created waves of blood in the green tide.

As high-level professionals close to the "supernormal" level, just two of them cleared out a large area with a radius of twenty feet in the nest.

Standing in the center of the open space, Cornell held his wooden staff tightly in his hand.

His lips moved as if he was reciting something quickly.

There was not a trace of blood on the surface of the indigo ramie robe, but some sweat stains could be seen faintly at the collar.

Buzz——

A dazzling green light suddenly emerged from the top of his staff, and the light, like a mist made up of countless tiny shadows, rushed towards the goblins in front.

Circling and turning, the phantom instantly solidified under the control of the caster's mental power, and the high-frequency noise of the friction of shells and the vibration of thin wings rang out in the cave.

——5th ring, conjuration, [Plague Swarm].

The brown-green locusts danced around and formed a funnel-shaped vortex. Their hard, thorny wings and sharp, ferocious mouthparts were like countless sharp blades, spinning and cutting, turning the corpses of the surrounding goblins into bloody foam.

Even if you get just a little close and are scratched by the locust's claws and wings, the smoking wound will quickly erode under the effect of the attached toxins and spread throughout the body.

However, within a few breaths, the goblins that had surrounded the entire team like a tide created a large gap out of nowhere.

But... that's all.

Those crazy green-skinned goblins, who seemed to not care about their own lives at all, rushed forward one after another into the meat grinder built by the swarm of insects.

Even if it was just using the stick in his hand to knock down one or two locusts, or opening his mouth to force them into his stomach, letting the insects bite his internal organs to pieces.

In less than a minute, the raging swarm of insects was quickly diluted and dissolved in the goblin's blood.

The field was filled with dense goblins, and the holes created by the [Plague Swarm] were once again filled at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Cornell panted, casting high-level spells many times in a short period of time, causing his head to throb slightly.

Looking ahead, the last locust was torn down from the air by the nearby goblins, who were scrambling to tear it into pieces and chew it.

His face looked extremely gloomy.

Compared to the swarms of insects summoned by magic, which turn flesh and blood into bones and leave no grass wherever they pass.

At this moment, he actually felt that the goblins in front of him, who were screaming with excitement and twisting their bodies, were even more ferocious.

(End of this chapter)