F-class thief? Sorry, I can steal anything.

A dizzying, weightless sensation washed over me, as if I'd been shoved into a washing machine and tossed around a dozen times.

Chen Yifan grunted and forced himself to steady himself.

The scene before me quickly solidified from a blurry vortex of colors into a dark underground world.

The air was thick with a strange smell, a mixture of earthy and sulfurous odors, damp and cold.

The four walls are rough rocks.

It is inlaid with specks of phosphorescent minerals, emitting a ghostly green glow like will-o'-the-wisps.

It barely illuminated a small area at our feet.

In the distance, deep within the darkness of the tunnel, the clanging sound of metal striking rocks could be heard intermittently.

And the sharp, dry roar of some kind of creature.

Goblin Mine

Arrived.

Almost the instant it landed.

All the students subconsciously distanced themselves from their surroundings, cautiously observing each other and searching for their teammates.

At this moment, an invisible tension divided the students who had been transported here together into hundreds of small groups.

Chen Yifan, Fatty Wang.

There's also Lin Xiaoyu, who was so nervous she almost tore her clothes apart.

They were naturally relegated to the very edge.

A barrage of gazes, some contemptuous, some sympathetic, swept over them like searchlights.

Ultimately, it all culminated in a silent mockery.

"Fanzi, this place is fucking terrifying."

Fatty Wang tightened his grip on the one-handed shield behind his back, lowered his voice, and tried to cover up his nervousness with an exaggerated volume.

"It feels like a horror movie set."

Watch your step.

Chen Yifan ignored the gazes around him, his eyes quickly sweeping across the ground.

The terrain here is uneven and covered with gravel.

Occasionally, there is a slimy liquid secreted by unknown fungi, which could easily cause you to slip and fall.

Falling in a place like this could have disastrous consequences.

Lin Xiaoyu was so frightened that her face turned pale.

She clung tightly to Fatty Wang, as if his broad back was her only lifeline.

"Squeak!"

A piercing scream rang out from the shadows not far away.

A short, pale green monster with huge bat ears leaped out from behind a rock, wielding a rusty iron rod.

Its tiny, bean-sized eyes gleamed with a greedy and cruel light as it stared intently at the girl closest to it.

Goblin!

The girl screamed and instinctively stepped back, but forgot about the loose stones under her feet. She swayed and fell to the ground in a sorry state.

The goblin let out an excited cry, strutted forward with its bow legs, and charged ahead, iron club raised high.

"Damn it, you're asking for it!"

With a loud shout, the girl's male companion reacted instantly.

He is a Blade Warrior.

A standard-issue longsword appeared out of thin air in his hand, and with a flash of the blade, a sharp slash of light slashed towards the goblin.

Goblins are clumsy.

But his survival instinct was strong; he managed to stop his forward momentum and use the iron bar in his hand to block.

"clang!"

A piercing clang of metal clashing.

The longsword cleaved the iron bar in two, and with its remaining force, cleaved into the goblin's shoulder.

Green blood gushed out, and the goblin screamed and flew backward. After struggling for a few moments, it stopped moving.

[Slay a goblin (level 1) and gain 5 experience points.]

[Slay a goblin (level 1) and gain 5 experience points.]

At the same time, a notification appeared above the heads of the boy and the girl he was protecting, indicating that they had gained experience points.

In an instant, the atmosphere at the entrance of the mine changed from tense to frenzied.

"So it's that weak?"

"If two people share the experience, each getting five points, then a solo kill would give ten points! Wouldn't it only take fifty kills to reach level five?"

"What are you waiting for? Let's steal the monster!"

After a brief silence, the crowd scattered like sharks smelling blood, rushing into the various branching paths of the mine.

The once spacious entrance suddenly became empty.

Li Wei and his "All-Star" team were the first to be affected.

"Frost Arrow!"

Li Wei drew his longbow.

An arrow made of ice crystals shot through the air.

It accurately struck the forehead of a goblin that had just sprouted.

It was instantly frozen into an ice sculpture.

Then it shattered with a loud crash.

[Slay a goblin (level 1) and gain 2 experience points.]

The team consists of five people, with experience points split equally, two points per person.

"Hahaha! Awesome! Following Brother Wei, even the soup tastes better than the meat everyone else eats!"

"Clear the area! Clear the area! Don't let those trash fight us for it!"

Li Wei's team is like a highly efficient harvesting machine.

Accompanied by the intertwining of frost and flames.

They crushed the goblin corpses, leaving behind a trail of metal debris.

As Li Wei passed Chen Yifan and his group, he deliberately slowed his pace and gave them a look of utter contempt, his lips clearly saying:

You're useless. Just wait and see.

Soon, only Chen Yifan and his two companions remained in the entire entrance area.

"Fanzi, let's hurry! If we don't leave now, we won't even get to drink the soup!"

Fatty Wang was so anxious that he scratched his head and cheeks.

"No rush."

Chen Yifan's gaze, however, fell on the goblin corpse that had been cleaved to death by the [Blade Warrior].

He walked slowly over and squatted down beside the body.

Wang Pangzi and Lin Xiaoyu were both stunned.

"Fanzi, what are you looking at? This thing won't drop any gold coins."

Chen Yifan did not answer. He stretched out his fingers and gently brushed aside the hideous wound on the goblin's shoulder.

The wound was deep, almost severing its collarbone, and the green blood had begun to congeal.

It's incredibly realistic.

"Look here."

Chen Yifan pointed to the depths of the wound.

"Its bone density and muscle toughness are higher than those of an ordinary human. The strength of that [Blade Warrior] just now must be at least 100 points to achieve such a one-hit kill effect."

He then pointed to the goblin's head:

"Li Wei's Frost Arrow directly attacked a vital part of the brain, triggering the 'fatal wound' judgment, which is why it killed him instantly."

What does this mean?

Chen Yifan looked up at Fatty Wang, who looked completely bewildered.

"Does that mean...they're really awesome?"

Fatty Wang scratched his head.

"This shows that we can't confront them head-on."

Chen Yifan rolled his eyes, stood up, and dusted off his hands.

"Your strength is insufficient, and my dagger is more like a toy. To kill a goblin, we can only attack one spot."

He gestured with his fingers between his neck and eyes.

"This is their only weakness."

After saying that, he pulled out a crumpled piece of paper from his pocket, which was the map he had gotten for free from the forum.

"Let's go, we won't fight them for it."

He pointed to a side road that was the most inconspicuous, the narrowest, and was even dripping with disgusting slime.

"Let's go fishing."

Although Fatty Wang didn't fully understand.

But he had an almost blind trust in Chen Yifan.

Without saying a word, he took up his shield and walked to the front.

Lin Xiaoyu followed at the back, trembling.

This side road was much darker and quieter than the main road, like an entrance to hell.

After walking about 100 meters, the view suddenly opened up, revealing a cave about the size of a basketball court.

"Squeak!"

A goblin that was digging at the wall with a pickaxe in the corner heard the noise and turned around abruptly.

It discovered three uninvited guests.

He immediately dropped his pickaxe and charged over with an excited, strange shout.

"Fatty, hold on! Don't let it get close to Lin Xiaoyu!"

Chen Yifan's voice was extremely calm.

"Watch me!"

Fatty Wang took a deep breath and slammed his shield heavily on the ground with a dull thud.

He imitated the soldiers before him and roared:

"Grandson! Your grandpa's here!"

The goblin was indeed enraged. It abandoned Chen Yifan and Lin Xiaoyu, who seemed easier to bully, and charged straight at the big guy, Wang Pangzi.

"Bang!"

The iron bar slammed solidly into the shield, producing a dull thud.

Wang Pangzi felt a strong force coming from him, his body swayed, but he still managed to stand firmly.

His talent, [Tough Skin], was activated, and the vibration from his arm was greatly reduced.

"Is that all the strength you have? Trying to tickle your grandpa?"

Having tasted success, Fatty Wang's courage grew instantly, and he even took the initiative to use his shield to fight back.

The goblin, having failed in its first attack, became even more ferocious, raising its iron club and frantically pounding on the shield, making a series of loud "bang bang bang" sounds.

It's now!

The moment the goblins' attention was completely drawn to Fatty Wang, Chen Yifan made his move.

He lowered his body, like a cheetah hunting its prey, and silently circled around from the flank.

Lightning speed, activate!

hum!

The world has lost its voice.

The goblin's frantic waving motions were slowed down tenfold in Chen Yifan's eyes, making every detail clearly visible.

opportunity!

After the goblin landed a heavy blow, it was stunned for 0.5 seconds.

A cold glint flashed in Chen Yifan's eyes, and his body moved like an arrow, instantly covering a distance of three meters.

In the dim light, the novice dagger in his hand drew a cold arc.

There are no fancy moves, no dazzling special effects, only the simplest, most direct, and most deadly stabs!

Target—the goblin's nape!

"Pfft!"

A soft sound of a sharp weapon piercing flesh.

The dagger's fragile blade pierced precisely into the gap in the goblin's cervical vertebrae, instantly severing its central nervous system.

The goblin's swinging iron club came to an abrupt halt in mid-air.

Its big, bean-sized eyes instantly lost their luster, and its body slumped forward limply.

[Slay a goblin (level 1) and gain 3 experience points.]

[Slay a goblin (level 1) and gain 3 experience points.]

[Slay a goblin (level 1) and gain 4 experience points.]

A notification appeared above the heads of all three people simultaneously.

The F-rank thief's profession trait provides a slight bonus when picking up experience.

"We...we succeeded?"

Fatty Wang stared at the corpse at his feet, still somewhat incredulous.

"Um."

Chen Yifan pulled out his dagger and wiped the blood off the goblin's dirty clothes.

"Next."

"That's it?"

Fatty Wang felt that the battle was over before he had even exerted much effort.

This was completely different from the bloody battle he had imagined.

"Otherwise what?"

Chen Yifan glanced at him.

"You still want to fight it for three hundred rounds, then shout 'For the Horde!' and die together?"

"Hehe, that's not it."

Fatty Wang scratched his head, his face beaming with joy.

"Fanzi, that move you did just now was fucking awesome! Like a ghost!"

Chen Yifan didn't say anything, but just glanced at his experience bar.

(3/100).

Ninety-seven points remain.

He glanced into the depths of the cave.

According to the map, this is a small mining site for goblins, where a three-person team comes to relieve them every ten minutes.

This is just the beginning.

However, just as they were preparing to rest on the spot, they heard footsteps coming from the entrance of the cave.

Chen Yifan felt a chill and immediately pulled the two of them behind a huge rock.

The three of them instantly dodged behind a huge rock and held their breath.

The footsteps grew closer, accompanied by muffled complaints.

"Damn it, this place is really hard to navigate. Wei is being too cautious."

"Stop talking nonsense and hurry up and take a look. If those three good-for-nothings really die here, we can go back and explain ourselves."

It was Zhao Hu's voice.

They actually followed us?