Lord: Starting with Summoning the Regular Army of Earth

The team members understood immediately.

Wang Xun and He Rui approached from the flank like ghosts, using the bushes for cover and launching a sneak attack.

Just as Wang Xun's target attempted to raise his short sword to parry, He Rui suddenly grabbed his neck from behind. Wang Xun then delivered a precise chop to his wrist, knocking the short sword out of his hand. At the same time, he covered his mouth and nose with his other hand and dragged him into the bushes. The entire process was almost silent.

But just as Wang Xun plunged the sleek short sword into the goblin's chest, a firefly-like point of light flew out from the goblin's body and merged into Wang Xun's body.

At first, Wang Xun and He Rui thought they were hallucinating, but after they killed another wounded goblin soldier with a wooden spear in the same way, the same scene played out again, and mysterious light spots merged into Wang Xun's body.

"What is that?" The two looked at each other in surprise, but Wang Xun carefully examined his body and found nothing unusual or different.

Meanwhile, Lei Hu subdued the unarmed goblin soldier with a swift rear-naked choke, quickly dragged him into the shadows, and snapped his neck.

Immediately, firefly-like specks of light flew out from the goblin's corpse and merged into his body.

Lei Hu was curious, but didn't think much of it, figuring it might be some kind of special rule of this world.

After all, they had already witnessed even more incredible sights not long ago, and in this world where magic exists, it seems that nothing unusual is surprising.

"Grab your weapons and keep chasing." Lei Hu barked, pulling the broken spear from the corpse's leg. He examined it: "A metal spearhead, it can barely be considered a weapon!"

Wang Xun snapped out of his daze, gripped the short sword with its blunt blade tightly, and followed.

He Rui picked up the sharpened wooden spear and frowned: "Sigh, it's better than nothing."

In the same way, they silently dealt with two groups of four seriously wounded men who were alone, and once again seized a rusty but intact dagger, an axe and a short sword.

The team members' equipment has been initially replenished.

They then caught up with the last group of escapees, six goblins with relatively minor injuries.

Two of them were still clutching what looked like decent weapons: a hand axe and a relatively intact machete.

They moved forward together in groups, seemingly sensing something, their eyes showing wariness.

"We can't launch a stealthy attack this time," Lei Hu observed the situation. "But we have weapons now. Tactics change: Wang Xun, you launch a feint attack from the front to draw their attention. He Rui, you and I will quickly advance from the left and right flanks, prioritizing those with hand axes and machetes. The rest of you will provide support to prevent them from scattering and escaping. Quick and decisive!"

"yes!"

With the plan set, Wang Xun took a deep breath and suddenly leaped out from behind the bushes where he was hiding.

He gripped the short sword he had just captured tightly in his hand. Instead of rushing forward immediately, he stood in a relatively safe position and let out a low but penetrating, intimidating roar in a goblin-like tone towards the group of panicked, gray-green-skinned rout soldiers.

This worked!

The already frightened soldiers were startled and instinctively huddled together back to back, their remaining weapons all pointed at Wang Xun, the suddenly appearing "enemy".

It's now!

Just as the opponent's attention was drawn to Wang Xun, Lei Hu and He Rui, like two green lightning bolts, suddenly launched their attack from behind the trees on the left and right sides.

Its speed far exceeds the agility limit of ordinary goblins.

Swish!

Lei Hu had a clear objective: to take down the goblin wielding a machete.

Knowing he was outmatched, he didn't choose to fight head-on. Instead, he drew a tricky arc with his dagger and stabbed straight at the opponent's wrist.

The goblin hastily swung his knife to parry, and sparks flew with a clang. But Lei Hu flicked his wrist, and the dagger slid down, plunging into the goblin's unprotected abdomen like a venomous snake.

"Aww—"

A heart-wrenching scream rang out, and the cleaver clattered to the ground.

On the other side, He Rui faced off against the guy with the hand axe.

Using the slight advantage of his short sword being longer than his hand axe, he precisely parried his opponent's clumsy slashes, nimbly closing in with his footwork. His short sword, like a whirlwind, struck his opponent's arm and ribs repeatedly.

The gray-green skinny man was in so much pain that he almost dropped his axe, and then He Rui kicked his already injured knee joint with a swift sweeping leg kick.

With a crisp "crack," he wailed and fell to his knees.

The hand axe was smashed down by Wang Xun, who followed closely behind, with his short sword.

The remaining four goblins completely lost their will to fight, immediately dropped their weapons, and scattered like headless flies.

Then the other team members, who had been lying in ambush on the flank, immediately appeared and took them all out using the terrain and their newly acquired weapons.

The battle ended cleanly and efficiently in just one or two minutes.

"Quickly clean up the battlefield, collect all iron weapons, strip off any protective gear and decorations, and bury any wooden sticks or stone axes on the spot!" Lei Hu ordered while cautiously observing his surroundings.

The team members moved quickly, collecting the decent-quality hand axe and machete, as well as several crude daggers and spearheads found on the other corpses.

They even removed their simple leather protective gear and ornaments made of stones and animal bones.

Everyone switched to iron weapons, which, although varied, significantly improved their combat effectiveness.

"Tiger Team, what was that glowing spot that appeared when we killed the goblin?" Wang Xun asked, voicing his doubts.

"Yes, I saw it too. It's a bit strange!"

"But my body doesn't seem to feel anything." The other two soldiers also looked on with curiosity.

"I don't know either. I guess it's some kind of rule in this world." Lei Hu shook his head, not dwelling on the matter.

"Could it be experience points? Haha, could we level up by fighting monsters?" the warrior named Luo Hong said with a laugh.

"You really think this is a game, fighting monsters and leveling up?" Lei Hu tapped Luo Hong on the head. "I guess it might be some kind of magical energy. Anyway, we'll find out by asking Comrade Matthew when we get back."

"Alright, stop guessing and keep going—He Rui, you take two men and sneak along the direction these gray-green skinned animals fled in. See if you can find their hideout. Be careful, don't get too close, focus on reconnaissance!"

"Understood!" He Rui immediately selected two team members and quickly disappeared into the woods.

"Wang Xun, take stock of the spoils of war and bring along the valuables you need." Lei Hu pointed to the goblin corpse's ear.

This is the most direct proof of meritorious service and for reporting to the lord.

Wang Xun understood and quickly began to handle the situation.

Afterwards, Lei Hu led the remaining people, following the bloodstains and drag marks of the forest goat, and quickly found Sun Xiaochuan and his group, and discovered the lair of the dark green goblins.

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