Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

Jiang Ran chose to enter the ruins of the fortress again at this time, partly out of rational thinking and partly out of a gamble.

He instinctively realized that the current "special situation" of the "Green Ghost Lair" was probably a "rare event" that would not occur even if he entered a hundred mazes.

After re-entering the ruins of the fortress, Jiang Ran chose to go around to the ruins of a tower in another direction, and then used a telescope from this high place to look at the location of the "core of the maze" to check what the Goblin King was doing now.

From this angle, Jiang Ran saw information that he had not seen before. He found that the Goblin King not only did not leave the "maze core" at all, but also the hands of the God of War were always protecting the "maze core" on both sides.

(So, since the guards have all disappeared, the Goblin King has to guard the core on his own?)

The mystery of the Goblin King not pursuing was solved, but the mystery of the Goblin King becoming weaker and the goblins disappearing still remained.

If you want to solve the mystery, it seems that the only way is to confront the Goblin King head-on.

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Jiang Ran calmed down and thought about it, and did not take such a risky action.

Even if the Goblin King is "only" level 270, level now, it is still like an insurmountable barrier, unattainable.

You have to know that Kenroshi Okami, who made Jiang Ran avoid him again and again, was "only" at level 247, level .

What's more, Jiang Ran has now lent four pieces of equipment to Heloise and Pride to challenge the trial, and they are not in the best condition at all.

At this time, Jiang Ran remembered the "treasure house" he had found in the Goblin Castle before. If he could get some powerful equipment from the treasure house, he would have a chance to challenge the Goblin King.

Unfortunately, Jiang Ran soon discovered that the entrance to the treasure house had been buried under the ruins, and above the ruins was right near the "core of the maze" guarded by the Goblin King.

In this case, Jiang Ran has no chance at all... right?

(Since the Goblin King must guard the "Core of the Labyrinth," why not try a gamble?)

Faced with this opportunity to fight or escape, Jiang Ran did not retreat, but chose to move forward.

Since the consequences of losing the bet are not serious enough for Jiang Ran to accept, he is willing to take greater risks in order to gain greater benefits.

·

Five minutes later, Jiang Ran came back to the front of the Goblin King.

When he was fifty meters away from the other party, Jiang Ran took off the "Dragon Eye Crystal Necklace·Goblin's Greed" and the "Black Jade Ring·Dweller in the Shadow" and placed them on the ground carefully.

These two pieces of equipment were stolen goods that Jiang Ran had taken from the treasure house before. Among them, the "Dragon Eye Crystal Necklace: Goblin's Greed" also had the negative effect of "being unconditionally hated by the goblin race."

The Goblin King also discovered Jiang Ran's presence at this time and immediately roared loudly.

"Damn human! How dare you show up again!!" (Demon language, same below)

Seeing that the Archer Goblin was ready to draw his bow, Jiang Ran immediately raised his hands and explained.

"Great Goblin King, please don't be angry. I'm here to return your equipment."

Jiang Ran spoke as he moved away from the two pieces of equipment on the ground, but the Archer Goblin didn't care at all and immediately shot an arrow at Jiang Ran!

Jiang Ran was forced into a corner and had to use the "Shadow Escape Step" to avoid the giant arrow that was as powerful as a missile, and then he hurried to continue explaining.

"Please listen to me! I mean no harm! I'm not here to destroy the core of the maze!"

Having said that, there was still no effect. The Archer Goblin had already pulled out another giant arrow, ready to shoot at Jiang Ran again!

At this critical moment, Jiang Ran missed the ability to read minds very much. Unfortunately, even though the Goblin King had become weaker, his level was still over the limit of 200, so Jiang Ran could not see into his heart.

In a hurry, Jiang Ran had no choice but to believe in his own reasoning and guesswork, and bravely started to "talk nonsense".

"Great Goblin King! I know you are lonely and helpless now! I know you are worried that your home, the 'Green Goblin Lair', will be destroyed by invaders! But please believe me! I am not your enemy! I am here to help you!"

Jiang Ran was less than 50% sure of his guess, but he didn't expect that after he said that, the Archer Goblin actually put down the arrow he was about to shoot.

"Cunning humans! Don't try to deceive us with sweet words! How could you humans possibly help the goblins?!"

The questioning of the Arrow God Goblin still sounded hostile to Jiang Ran, but Jiang Ran heard extremely important information from it!

(help?)

(Do the goblins really need help?)

Jiang Ran was just guessing, but he didn't expect that he actually guessed right!

He now knew why the Goblin King's back was filled with loneliness and sadness. The strange situation in the maze could finally be explained!

"I am willing to lay down all my weapons to show my sincerity!"

Jiang Ran mustered up his courage and walked out from the shadows. In front of the Goblin King, he placed his only remaining weapon, the Yama Knight Sword Lanzel, on the ground.

At this point, the atmosphere between the two sides finally eased a little.

·

The Goblin God of Archery put away his longbow, and then the Goblin God of Magic turned to face Jiang Ran.

He first looked Jiang Ran up and down before speaking.

"Haha, I was just wondering why such a weak human dared to confront us. It turns out it's because of the protection of the 'Goddess of Courage, Eret'... This is truly a rare and unforgettable thing..."

Jiang Ran was secretly amazed by the words of the Magic God Goblin. This guy could actually see his inherent abilities.

"Do you know the God of Courage, Eret? Lord Goblin, the God of Law?" Jiang Ran asked while the iron was hot.

"It doesn't matter whether I know them or not. Even if the gods of the old times have been forgotten by you humans, they still exist. We, the goblins, will never forget the kindness of the old gods."

The Magic God Goblin became a little excited, but he did not give Jiang Ran the opportunity to continue asking questions. Instead, he started asking Jiang Ran questions instead.

"Alright, enough of that rambling... Human, answer honestly. Who are you? Why do you speak the demon language? What's your purpose? If you dare to deceive us, we will tear you to pieces!"

The harsh questioning from the Magic God Goblin made the atmosphere tense again. If it were an ordinary person, they would probably have been frightened to the point of incontinence, but Jiang Ran, with the help of the "Fearless Heart", remained calm.

He first confirmed that there was no one else around, and then he truthfully told others that he was a time traveler.

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8.68 - Stone of Liberation

"Are you from another world?"

After listening to the human boy's narration, the three goblin kings all opened their eyes and mouths wide, their surprise evident in their expressions.

However, they all quickly regained their composure because this was not the first time they had encountered such a thing.

In the eyes of the Goblin Kings, with the identity of a time traveler, the boy's irrational words and deeds just now could be reasonably explained.

"Okay, then are you from the camp of the good god or the camp of the evil god? What kind of favor did you get when you traveled through time?" After calming down, the magic god Goblin continued to ask the young man questions.

But this time, the boy changed his attitude and no longer answered every question.

"I'm sorry I can't tell you about this. I can only say I'm here to help you."

The boy refused to answer, which was within the expectations of the Magic God Goblin. After all, "favor" was basically equivalent to the lifeline of the time traveler, and it was impossible to let others know easily.

As for the matter of "helping", if the boy is willing, it will be of great benefit to the goblins.

Before continuing the conversation with the boy, the Magic Goblin used telepathy to communicate with the War Goblin and the Arrow Goblin. They all agreed that even if the human boy had some bad intentions, they would not be able to succeed as long as they were watching.

On the other hand, the goblin clan in the "Green Ghost Lair" is already in a precarious situation. If this young man is willing to help, that would be what they want most.

So, at this moment, the three Goblin Kings came to the same conclusion in their hearts. They all thought that it was worth giving the young man a try.

·

"Young man, you keep saying you want to help us, so tell me specifically, what exactly do you want to help with? And how do you want to help?"

Before confessing his situation to the human boy, the magic goblin had one last evil thought. He loved to see the hypocritical animals like humans reveal their true colors.

What he didn't expect was that the human boy answered without even thinking: "I don't know what you need help with, but it seems to me that you do need help."

Upon hearing this answer, the War God Goblin was the first one who couldn't hold back his laughter and laughed like thunder. Then the other two Goblin Kings also started laughing.

Amid the thunderous laughter of the three Goblin Kings, the entire Goblin Castle was shaking slightly.

They laughed as they wondered, "Isn't this human boy a fool? How dare he come up and negotiate with the three Goblin Kings like this, knowing nothing?" Why did the protection of "Eret, the Goddess of Courage," which allowed people to ignore fear, seem to have a negative effect?

·

In the ruins, the three Goblin Kings laughed for a long time before stopping.

Then, the magic goblin stopped making things difficult and began to formally explain the situation to the human boy.

"Young man, just like you said, we really need help."

The Magic God Goblin, along with two other compatriots, temporarily moved away from the front of the "Maze Core".

Then, after the War Goblin removed his hands from protecting the "Maze Core", the current state of the "Maze Core" was finally revealed to the boy.

I saw a white light ball the size of a fist floating in the air. The ball was covered with a large number of demonic characters, which kept changing as the ball rotated.

This is the "core of the maze" of the "Green Ghost Lair".

Outside the "core of the maze", there are several layers of translucent spherical magic barriers, which protect the white light ball tightly.

However, even with such tight protection, an irregularly shaped black stone appeared between the white light sphere and the magic barrier, and the black stone was also slowly moving towards the direction of the white light sphere.

"See this black evil stone?"

The Magic Goblin pointed at the dark stone. As the king of goblins, he seemed unable to put his hand into the spherical magic barrier.

The boy looked at the stone and nodded seriously.

The Magic Goblin judged from the boy's confused expression that the boy should have nothing to do with the damn stone, so he continued speaking.

"This stone is called the 'Stone of Liberation.' When this stone enters a maze world, all monsters within it will instantly increase their strength by one level. However, this power boost comes at a price. As long as a 'Stone of Liberation' enters a maze, the corresponding maze will collapse and annihilate after seven days."

Having said that, the Magic Goblin raised three fingers towards the human boy.

"In three days, this 'Liberation Stone' will touch the 'Core of the Labyrinth', and then the 'Green Ghost Lair' will be destroyed."

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After listening to the explanation of the Magic God Goblin, Jiang Ran finally understood why the back of the Goblin King just now made him feel lonely and sad.

For these monsters who cannot leave the maze, the destruction of the maze is equal to their destruction.

And it seems that they have no way to avoid this ending...?

Thinking of this, Jiang Ran suddenly seemed to understand something.

The Goblin King's weakening, the disappearance of the other goblins... these may all be related to this "Liberation Stone".

"Goblin King, I'd like to ask, how did this 'Stone of Liberation' get in here? The stone itself has no ability to move, right?" Jiang Ran asked.

"Heh, we also want to know what you asked."

The Magic Goblin snorted disdainfully. These creatures in the maze were completely powerless to fight back against the invasion from the Prison Star World.

Then, the Magic Goblin brought the conversation back to the main topic. Now it was time to talk about "help".

"There's only one way to prevent the destruction of the 'maze core', and that's to inject enough power into it. We gathered all the goblins and weighed the options, and ultimately decided to give it a try."

"Right now, all the goblins in the Green Ghost Lair have sacrificed their strength to the Labyrinth Core. The three of us also sacrificed some of our strength this morning... But after the sacrifice, we realized that even with our combined strength, it wouldn't be enough."

There is no more to say about the God of Magic Goblin. It is now self-evident what kind of help the goblin clan needs.

He stared at the human boy quietly, waiting for him to express his attitude.

The human boy did not answer directly, but asked a question first.

"Where have those goblins gone who sacrificed all their strength? Are they dead?"

The Magic God Goblin looked towards the foot of the mountain to the north of the fortress and replied, "They are not dead, they have simply returned to their original state."

"The initial state? What does that mean?" the boy asked.

The Magic God Goblin sighed, then said, "You can go down to the north foot of the mountain and take a look. There is a cave with a large opening there. You will find it when you get there."

8.69 - The Goblin King's Decision

The explanation given by the Magic God Goblin aroused Jiang Ran's greater curiosity.

He originally wanted to ask the three Goblin Kings to go together, but after seeing that the War God Goblin had once again protected the "Maze Core", he knew that the Goblin Kings could not leave the vicinity of the "Maze Core".

"Okay, then I'll go over and take a look."

Jiang Ran left as soon as he said he would, and started running quickly.

Being cautious, he had considered whether this was a trap, but based on everything he had seen in the "Green Ghost Lair" today, he felt that the Goblin King did not need to go to such great lengths.