Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

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After more than ten minutes, Jiang Ran successfully arrived at the foot of the mountain, and then found the cave that the Goblin King mentioned.

Jiang Ran didn't find such a huge cave when he visited the "Green Ghost Lair" last time, which made him a little suspicious.

Suspicious, Jiang Ran didn't go in directly. Instead, he checked the perimeter of the cave first. He discovered that the cave opening had a distinct sense of disconnection from the surrounding environment. Much of the vegetation was cut off around the cave entrance...

All signs indicate that this cave was not formed naturally, but was dug out by someone using external force.

(The only person in the Green Ghost Lair who has the power to do something like this is the Goblin King.)

The previous and subsequent clues were connected, Jiang Ran made preparations, then lit up the glowing magic stone and walked into the cave.

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Just a few meters after entering the cave, Jiang Ran heard a chattering sound. This sound was the typical sound of goblins talking, but it was different from what Jiang Ran had heard before.

He vaguely felt that the goblins "hiding" in this cave were probably non-threatening.

With this idea in mind, Jiang Ran continued to move forward, and soon verified his guess.

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The truth of the matter is: the goblins in this cave are not only not threatening, they even have difficulty taking care of themselves.

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What caught Jiang Ran's eyes was a large group of young goblins. Most of them had not yet mastered combat skills and only knew how to laugh and play.

In the caves where they live, there is abundant food and water stored for their survival, so they do not need to run to the world outside the cave to survive.

This place turned out to be a shelter for goblin cubs.

Recalling what the Goblin King said just now,

——"They are not dead, they just return to their original state"

Jiang Ran suddenly understood the meaning.

The goblin cubs being protected here at the moment seem to be the goblins who have sacrificed their power.

The Goblin King probably gathered them in this newly opened cave to prevent them from being slaughtered by other invaders.

The Goblin King was willing to let Jiang Ran know about this place, which was enough to show that he had a certain degree of trust in Jiang Ran.

(After sacrificing all my strength, I will return to my weakest state...)

(However, it doesn’t seem to be very thorough, at least not back to the fertilized egg.)

Jiang Ran tried to imagine, if he turned into a baby after sacrificing his power, would the story of Ying Aotian develop?

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Imagination is imagination, but reality still has to be faced.

Jiang Ran did not disturb the lives of these goblin cubs and quickly returned to the ruins of the goblin castle on the top of the mountain.

When Jiang Ran returned to this dilapidated ruin, his mentality had changed a little.

He could now fully understand the Goblin King's loneliness and sadness. It was like an old captain standing on the deck in a storm, waiting to be buried in the sea with the ship.

It is like the enemy army has already broken through the city, and the king of the fallen country stands on the city wall, waiting for the fate of being destroyed along with the country;

If Jiang Ran had not arrived, the Goblin King would have had no choice but to accept the fate of the "Green Ghost Lair" being destroyed by the "Liberation Stone", but now, Jiang Ran's appearance has brought a ray of light to their dark future.

If Jiang Ran's strength is added to make up the last bit of missing power, the fate of the "Green Ghost Lair" being destroyed can be avoided.

(Even so, the Goblin King didn't beg or plead when he saw me, his 'lifeline'. Instead, he still insisted on the dignity of his goblin clan.)

(The Goblin clan is still something I don't understand.)

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Jiang Ran walked up to the Goblin King while thinking.

The Goblin King saw the frown on the human boy's face and knew that he had learned the truth.

However, the Goblin King was not in a hurry to confirm the boy's attitude and answer, but just waited quietly for the boy to speak himself.

"Goblin King, I want to ask you a question," the boy asked.

"Just ask."

"Can I, like you, sacrifice only part of my power and retain the rest?"

"of course can."

"What if I retain too much power and the maze is destroyed anyway?"

"Then wait for the next person who is willing to help Maze to appear."

The Goblin King answered directly without any hesitation, but this only confused the boy.

"What if no one else comes in after I leave?" the boy asked again.

"Destruction is the fate of our Green Ghost Lair. It's only a matter of time."

Having said that, the Goblin King took a step closer to the "Core of the Labyrinth".

While the human boy was leaving the mountain, the Goblin King did a lot of thinking.

Until the human boy appeared, the three of them had never thought that there would be a day when they would need to rely on human power to protect the maze - even if this human was a traveler who had nothing to do with the Prison Star World.

When the problem of "maze destruction" comes, all the love, hatred, and grudges of the past seem to become less important. In this case, what is the point of the goblin clan constantly fighting and killing in this "green ghost nest"?

Even if it's lucky enough not to be destroyed this time, what will we do if another "Liberation Stone" comes next time?

The Goblin King felt tired, so they decided to make a break today, at this moment.

Now all the goblins in the entire "Green Ghost Lair" have contributed their strength, and only these three leaders have not yet burned their afterglow.

"Young man, from now on, the three of us will contribute our strength to the 'Core of the Labyrinth'... As for your choice, we won't force you, but we have one request: if you are unwilling to help, please do not disturb our peaceful destruction."

After saying this, the War God Goblin forced his hand through the protective barrier of the "Maze Core" and directly touched the main body of the "Maze Core".

Then, using the hands of the War God Goblin as a channel, the power of the three Goblin Kings quickly poured into the "Core of the Maze".

At this moment, in the boy's eyes, he clearly saw that the level of the Goblin King was rapidly declining.

8.70 - Going All In (Part )

The fifth-order, level 270 Goblin King is currently decreasing in level at a rate of 1 level per second.

Jiang Ran thought this rate of decline was completely controllable, especially after he turned on "computing power boost and overclocking" to slow down the flow of time.

When the Goblin King's level dropped to 200, his class correspondingly dropped from level five to level four. At this moment, Jiang Ran noticed a very important detail.

This detail made him, who had already planned to help the "Green Ghost Lair", even more determined.

A little over four minutes later, the once incredibly powerful Goblin King was now no more.

The three-headed, six-armed, six-legged Goblin King was split into three, becoming three fragile beings with combat profession levels of only one level.

They are the Goblin Apprentice Swordsman, the Goblin Apprentice Archer and the Goblin Magic Apprentice.

(Instead of degenerating into a non-combat goblin cub, it retained the lowest level combat class...)

(Did they deliberately save this last bit of strength...?)

Jiang Ran waited by the side until the three of them slowly opened their eyes. He wondered, after sacrificing their power, do these three goblins still retain the sanity of the Goblin King?

According to what he observed in the cave at the foot of the mountain, the goblins who had completely sacrificed their strength and degenerated into cubs were no different from young children.

Fortunately, Jiang Ran’s ominous premonition did not come true. After the three first-level goblins woke up, they continued to talk to him as the Goblin King.

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"What's wrong, young man? You look confused. Is there anything else you want to ask?" The goblin magic apprentice spoke, still in the tone of the magic god goblin.

Jiang Ran breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked the three of them directly if they still had any last bit of strength left.

The answer was beyond Jiang Ran's expectations. The three Goblin Kings had actually sacrificed all their strength. The reason why they still retained the lowest level of combat professional rank was because their status as "Kings" prevented them from becoming weaker than their fellow tribesmen.

And this is exactly why the three Goblin Kings know about the "Old Gods", the "Good God Camp", the "Evil God Camp" and the "Travelers".

The three Goblin Kings of different ranks are not only three independent individuals, but also the will of the Goblin clan.

Since the birth of the "Maze Green Ghost Lair", they have existed and grown until the maze was conquered or destroyed by external forces such as the "Liberation Stone".

"So that's it."

Jiang Ran nodded seriously. The Goblin King's answer helped him solve the second-to-last doubt.

Next, as long as he retains at least one level when sacrificing his power, he will not be turned into a child who cannot take care of himself.

As for whether Jiang Ran should give up the power he had worked so hard to obtain to help the goblin clan, he had one last question to ask.

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"Three Goblin Kings, I would like to ask you to help me make a judgment. With my strength, can I gather the final power required for the 'maze core'?"

The three goblin kings thought that the human boy was going to back down, but they didn't expect that he would actually ask this question seriously.

The implication of this question is that if the "Liberation Stone" is eliminated enough, the human boy will give up all his strength to help the "Green Ghost Nest".

For the sake of the Goblin clan's dignity, the Goblin Kings did not respond lightly. Instead, they gathered around the "core of the maze" and carefully examined it.

After the three Goblin Kings poured all their strength into it, the "Liberation Stone" between the magic barrier and the "maze core" had been offset to the size of a green bean.

However, the three Goblin Kings were unable to give a definite answer as to whether the boy's third-level strength could eliminate this last bit of the "Liberation Stone".

"Maybe it's okay, or maybe it's a little worse. I'm sorry, we can't be sure."

The three Goblin Kings, unaware of it themselves, actually apologized to the young man.

At this moment, they had completely let go of their previous grudges and accepted this young man from the bottom of their hearts.

"Really? That means we have to take a gamble."

The young man smiled easily, as if what he was about to sacrifice was not his own strength, but the strength of Old Wang next door.

Under the gaze of the three Goblin Kings, the boy slowly walked towards the "core of the maze".

"Honestly, I don't know why I want to help you."

The boy reached out his hand towards the outer magical barrier of the "maze core".

"So, don't ask me why later."

After saying that, the boy took a deep breath, reached his hand into the magic barrier, and then grasped the "maze core"!

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The moment Jiang Ran touched the 'maze core', he immediately felt his skin, flesh, blood, bones, internal organs... all being sucked into the 'maze core'!

However, he soon realized that this was just an illusion, and what was actually being sucked away was the "power" he obtained after entering the Prison Star World.

As time passed, Jiang Ran's level dropped step by step.

When his combat profession reached the final stage, level 20, Jiang Ran held his breath and began the final countdown.

(Level 10...)

(...)

(Level 5...)

(Level 3...)

(Level 2...)

(Level 1!!!)

In a flash, Jiang Ran pulled his hand away abruptly, then gasped heavily.

He felt like he had just finished a 1,000-meter run during a physical fitness test in middle school. His entire body felt like it was filled with lead, and no matter how hard he inhaled, his lungs couldn't keep up with his body's demand for oxygen.

However, the really bad stuff is only starting to happen now.

Jiang Ran noticed that his consciousness did not gradually recover as his breathing rate increased, but instead was leaving him bit by bit.

By the time he realized he might not be able to hold on any longer, it was already too late.

After a long time, Jiang Ran's eyes went dark and he fell to the ground.

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