My inventory is full of monster materials.

Seeing that his generals had failed to break through the defenses, the goblin shaman cursed angrily.

"Wah la~ waga la!"

As if receiving a death order, the goblin horde swarmed forward in a frenzy.

But the goblin shaman was still not satisfied. He continued to sing and dance on his chair, waving a staff made of various animal bones.

「&‡¿`Å%￥~@‡#¿‡¿...」

Accompanied by eerie melodies and rhythms, the goblin shaman was enveloped in black mist.

The next moment, it swung its bone staff and pointed it at the burly man from afar.

A white beam of light, about the thickness of two fingers, shot out out of thin air.

Henry, caught in the midst of battle, had no time to dodge and had to quickly raise his shield to defend himself.

The moment the white light fell on the steel shield, a thin layer of frost began to spread across its surface.

Henry was secretly relieved that the spell wasn't too powerful; at most, the cold would only slow down his shield-raising speed.

But immediately a strong goblin wielding a long-handled hammer charged at them.

Henry skillfully raised his shield to defend.

Bang! Crack!

To Henry's horrified gaze, the steel shield was smashed and cracked.

Immediately afterwards, the hammer goblin delivered another vicious blow with a sinister grin.

bang~

The shield finally succumbed to the attack and shattered into several large pieces.

"what!"

Henry screamed as he was blasted away.

"Henry!"

Talia was in a state of panic, her eyes fixed on the goblin shaman.

Without hesitation, she drew three arrows from her quiver and nocked them onto her white wax longbow.

"go!"

Whoosh whoosh!

Three arrows flew across half the battlefield and struck the goblin shaman on the palanquin.

But the latter was completely unmoved by this, and even danced around celebrating the success of his strategy.

The arrow was about to hit the goblin shaman.

Suddenly, a large, matte tower shield appeared in front of me.

bang bang bang~

The three arrows struck the tower shield, only causing a few scattered sparks.

"Waaaaaah~"

Behind the tower shield, the goblin's smile was lewd and repulsive, as if mocking the adventurers' ineffective resistance.

Seeing this outcome, Talia, though somewhat expecting it, still couldn't help but turn pale.

"Talia!"

Felix suppressed the urge of blood rising in his throat, and with his right hand, he swung his sword forward, unleashing a semi-circular arc to force back the attacking goblins.

Henry seized the opportunity to get up and pull her behind him to protect her.

The four adventurers were forced to press themselves against the wall with nowhere left to retreat.

The goblins slowly approached with ferocious expressions, their mouths full of yellow, rotten teeth and foul-smelling saliva, and the tattered cloth between their legs was faintly bulging.

Seeing this, the goblin shaman became even more smug, raising his long bone staff high and performing a bizarre celebratory dance.

Whoosh—Pfft!

Suddenly, the goblin shaman felt a dull ache in his heart. Looking down, he saw a crossbow bolt stuck in his withered chest.

Its mind hadn't quite caught up yet, and it couldn't understand what was happening.

Whoosh—Pfft!

Immediately afterwards, a second crossbow bolt pierced the goblin shaman's abdomen.

The goblin shaman finally felt the excruciating pain, and let out a heart-wrenching scream.

"Waaaah—"

The sound was sharp and strange, completely different from the usual command signals.

The previously restless and frenzied goblins suddenly stopped.

They turned their heads in confusion, watching their leader stop abruptly after letting out a few painful howls.

The atmosphere on the entire battlefield suddenly became eerily quiet.

"Now!"

Felix sensed an opportunity, bit his tongue hard, and blood seeped from the corner of his mouth, his pale face suddenly turning red.

Suddenly, an aura surged from his entire body, completely ignoring the pain in his left arm. He raised his knight's sword high in his right hand and shouted hoarsely.

"Charge with me!!"

Henry swung his battle axe, cutting down the two stunned goblins in a deadly arc.

Talia's bowstring twanged again, and the arrow pierced precisely into the head of a goblin.

Even the frail Emily picked up a stone at her feet and hurled it at the nearest enemy.

In the grass at the edge of the battlefield, Mark remained in a half-kneeling shooting position, his hands moving with lightning speed.

Loading the arrow, nocking the bow, aiming, firing—the whole sequence of movements is as smooth as flowing water, and the time required for each arrow is compressed to three seconds.

Mark's base Agility is 6, and his combined hand speed from the "Right Hand" and "Left Hand" equipment slots is +26%. The set effect "Double-Edged Sword (White)" grants +2 Agility.

These buffs nearly doubled his arrow speed.

call out!call out!call out!

Mark's breathing was steady, his eyes were cold, and every time he pulled the trigger, he killed a goblin.

At this moment, Mark has transformed into a sophisticated and efficient killing machine.

A moment later, the crossbow strings snapped and stopped.

"Huff~ Huff~"

Mark's chest heaved, and his fingers trembled uncontrollably from the excessive force.

He fired 13 crossbow bolts in just one minute.

[Archery Basics upgraded to Lv3, base attribute "Agility" slightly increased!]

Faced with the prompt, Mark didn't have time to check it. He reached for the quiver on his back again, wanting to reload the arrows.

But after touching the remaining five arrows, he hesitated and slowly withdrew his hand.

There is now only one tower shield goblin and three ordinary goblins left on the battlefield.

The four adventurers are more than capable of handling it.

Mark didn't need to help anymore; instead, he should rest and recharge.

Because when goblins are not a problem.

The problem then becomes the adventurers!

boom!

With the giant goblin's body falling, the battle finally came to an end.

Felix and the others were all panting and sweating profusely, but their faces showed the joy of escaping a desperate situation.

Suddenly, there was a strange movement in the grass of the distant forest.

Everyone's nerves tensed up instantly.

Shasha~

A black-haired, black-eyed boy in simple hunting attire emerged from the bushes, cautiously walking towards them while holding a crossbow in his hand.

Upon seeing the others, the adventurers all wore cold expressions, with Talia even forcing herself to draw her bow and nock an arrow despite her swollen fingers.

But the next second Felix reached out and pressed him down.

"Talia put down the bow; he meant no harm."

Looking into the captain's calm eyes, Talia slowly lowered her bow and arrow.

Although Mark saw the goodwill shown by the gray-haired youth opposite him, he kept his crossbow steady and showed no intention of putting it down.

He slowly approached, until they were about 5 meters apart, then suddenly stopped.

Mark nudged the goblin corpse on the ground with his foot a few times, then turned the old-skinned goblin shaman over to examine him closely.

When Mark saw the intact goblin shaman's head, he couldn't help but smile smugly.

It was worth it for him to deliberately avoid the head during his sneak attack.

It really came to me without any effort.

In fact, the moment Mark saw the goblin shaman casting a spell, a bold conjecture arose in his mind.

If this head is placed in the equipment slot, can the user become a spellcaster?

As everyone knows, in the world of swords and magic, the noble mage has always held a place.

In many human kingdoms, formal mages are considered to be of noble class.

Becoming a spellcaster represents a genuine leap forward in both strength and status.

That's why he was willing to risk his life.

Mark's gaze cautiously shifted between the goblin shaman's corpse and Felix and the others. In the end, he put away his crossbow and dragged the corpse away with both hands.

Talia, seeing Mark's intentions, shouted in annoyance.

"Hey! This is ours."

Click!

Mark skillfully cocked his crossbow and aimed it at the adventurers.

That unquestionable expression clearly declared ownership of the prey.

"Hey, don't be nervous."

Felix spread his arms to indicate that he posed no threat, and then reassured his teammates while speaking to Mark.

"Talia, this was shot by the young man; he can do whatever he wants with it. And you, the battle is over; no one here will hurt you."

These words made Mark look at the young and handsome knight in a new light; he hadn't expected the young knight to be so experienced.

Seeing Mark put the crossbow down again, Talia curled her lip and breathed on it disdainfully.

"snort."

Henry and Emily, who were standing nearby, didn't seem to have any objections.

After all, if they hadn't been rescued, they might have become goblin food.

Mark easily dragged the goblin shaman's corpse 10 meters away, and then couldn't wait to begin the decapitation surgery.

Because we had already accumulated enough experience in goblin dissection, the dissection process went very smoothly this time.

Within two or three minutes.

Mark now held a flawless, pale blue head in his hand.