Becoming a god starts with enhancing fire arrows.

Rhodes was momentarily stunned into not knowing what was happening. In his eyes, Vanessa appeared suddenly beside the Eye of Insight as if she had activated a teleportation technique.

But he knew perfectly well that it wasn't some kind of magic, it was just speed.

Rhodes shook his head.

This is truly bizarre; her speed has exceeded the limits of what the eyes can detect. Even with Sword Song activated, there's no way to counter this speed.

After Vanessa and Kelda dealt with the Eye of Insight, they immediately drank a bottle of invisibility potion, and their forms became transparent again.

After passing through the narrow passage, the view suddenly opened up.

Unlike the intricate underground network of Phil town, this place offers a simple and direct sense of emptiness and desolation.

Rhodes couldn't imagine how many goblin and human slaves could live here before the goblin army left the south.

"Go through the second opening on the left."

Krud was positioned in the middle of the group, continuing to guide them with the help of his animal companions.

The path here is not complicated. After making two turns, the group arrived at the entrance of a giant cave.

A huge bonfire was burning inside the cave, and the flames made everything inside the cave clearly visible.

There were a few goblins scattered around, and in the middle of the cave was a huge chair made of white bones, covered with the fur of some unknown animal.

A tall figure was reclining on the chair.

It was five or six times the size of a normal goblin, wearing simple but thick half-armor and a helmet made of bone and feathers.

[Race: Goblin]

Age: 50

[Class: Barbarian]

[Rating: Mid-tier]

[Description: Leader of the goblin camp, a ruthless and bloodthirsty barbarian]

That's the goal!

Just as Rhodes was using his Appraisal spell to examine the situation, Vanessa had already begun rapidly gesturing to deploy tactics.

After everyone nodded, Vanessa bent her knees slightly and rushed toward the bone chair with astonishing speed.

Besides the goblin leader Zalido, there are four other goblins.

The monk Jet charged out almost simultaneously with Vanessa.

His muscles bulged, his fists and feet moved with lightning speed, and he swung his right fist high towards one of the two nearest goblins.

The other goblin nearby was under the command of Krud, who first chanted a spell.

The moment the magically generated vines trapped the goblin, he transformed into a polar bear and pounced.

The furthest goblin was under the command of the magic archer Kelda.

He nocked the bow, aimed, and fired in one swift motion.

An arrow enveloped in magic flew toward the goblin's head.

The last goblin was given to Rhodes and Claya.

The mage class is more suited for support or area-of-effect damage on the battlefield; most of them are very weak in single-target combat.

Therefore, the two were arranged to act simultaneously.

Claire didn't even glance at Rhodes. He chanted, and an ice spear radiating cold air instantly materialized, shooting towards the goblin.

Rhodes quickly chanted and fired several flaming arrows in quick succession.

The flaming arrow streaked through the air, following closely behind the ice spear's attack, and struck the goblin directly in the chest.

"Pfft"

The goblin swayed and collapsed.

So easy?

This goblin probably isn't even a senior-level one.

The other members of the team also quickly dealt with the goblins they were responsible for, and they also sensed that something was wrong.

At the same time, Vanessa's speed increased dramatically, and she swung her twin swords at Zarido, whose eyes were still closed.

But the twin blades carried the hard feel of a bone chair, and the goblin leader before them vanished.

It's an illusion!

The moment Vanessa realized it, the magic array beneath her feet lit up, quickly covering the entire cave, and then an invisible barrier gradually rose up to seal off the surroundings.

What's going on?!

At the same time, four figures slowly emerged from the corner of the cave.

The one leading them was the true form of the phantom, the goblin leader Zarido.

It twisted its thick neck, a cruel smile spreading across its face:

"Hey Vanessa, you're not the only ones hiding here."

As he spoke, three more figures slowly appeared beside him.

They were a burly jackal man carrying a flail, a snake-man with bluish-black scales on his face and hissing tongue, and a cat-woman with triangular, milky-white ears on her head, and a lively yet wild appearance.

Vanessa's face suddenly darkened, and the rest of the team members quickly went into battle mode.

Rhodes' heart pounded, his blood rushed to his head, and he felt slightly dizzy.

His left hand gripped the staff tightly, while his right hand rested on the hilt of a rapier; his face was pale.

He could clearly see the four enemies in front of him.

They are all mid-level players.

He had no time to care where Zarido had found three other mid-level henchmen, nor did he have the inclination to investigate why the enemy had made preparations in advance.

At this moment, everyone's attention is focused on the battlefield.

Vanessa's strength is estimated to be able to hold back one or two mid-level members, and the remaining five members of our side are unlikely to be able to contend with the other two mid-level members.

Moreover, there are two mages in the team.

In this enclosed space, to avoid harming teammates, the mage has no chance to cast area-of-effect damage spells.

All four enemies are melee fighters!

No, the difference in strength is too great. We need to find a way to remove the barrier first.

Rhodes turned his gaze to the transparent barrier.

【Name: Force Field Wall】

[Type: Magical Creature]

Quality: None

[Description: An extremely strong force field barrier, highly resistant to both physical and magical damage]

With the enhanced weakness detection, he discovered that the weakness of the force field wall was located at Zarido's heart.

"The force field is generated by a magical artifact, located in the heart of the goblin chieftain!" Rhodes stated directly.

Zarido glanced at Rhodes with some surprise, his eyes narrowing slightly, indicating that he was not happy at the moment.

It lightly lifted its left foot and suddenly charged at Rhodes with its giant axe in hand.

But Vanessa was faster.

"clang!"

Vanessa's crossed swords steadily blocked Zarido's giant axe, and the powerful impact caused the rocks beneath her feet to shatter.

But she slid back half a step, dissipating the momentum, and wielded her twin blades in a dazzling display, instantly subduing Zarido.

Upon seeing this, everyone present sprang into action simultaneously.

The gnoll roared and hurled his heavy flail at Vanessa in an attempt to relieve the pressure on Zarido.

Vanessa's twin scimitars moved so fast they were barely visible, slashing and hacking with effortless grace.

The gnolls saw the curved blade coming and instinctively dodged, but they didn't expect the attack to be an illusion; the real damage all fell on Zarido.

Zarido hastily responded with his giant axe, and two bloody gashes appeared on his shoulders.

This is a deceptive attack!

The gnolls recognized Vanessa's combat skills and also realized that she was a combat master skilled in combat techniques.

It swung the flail at Vanessa's side, but she was prepared. She spun around, her scimitar flashing two streaks of white light as she precisely deflected the flail's chains.

Seeing an opportunity to create distance, Zarido immediately chose to activate Berserk, deciding to use the barbarian's strengths to sacrifice reason for power.

Unexpectedly, Vanessa waved her hand, and a surge of anger rose in her heart. She lunged forward and raised her heavy axe to chop down at Vanessa.