Goblin Dependency
Chapter 137 - 93 Mutation_2

Chapter 137: Chapter 93 Mutation_2

"Boom."

The incomplete corpse fell powerlessly to the ground, and Xia Nan wiped the obvious bloodstains from the sword’s blade, slowly sheathing the sword.

At this moment, it had been exactly four days since he entered the forest following the barbarian.

The monotonous and tedious daily training, combined with a large amount of practical combat tempering, made his familiarity with [Teeth Hunting] increase at an astonishing speed.

Now, he was just one step away from truly mastering it.

Perhaps... just one more high-quality battle, and he could completely grasp it, making [Teeth Hunting] appear on his attribute panel.

His pitch-black eyes glanced at the Earth Goblin on the ground, and Xia Nan instinctively turned around, scanning the goblin cave, which was obviously cleaner and more spacious than the previous few nests.

A thoughtful look appeared on his face.

He was more than clear enough as he killed his way down from the ground entrance.

The current nest was extraordinarily spacious, like a small plaza, in fact.

In reality, it housed less than twenty goblins.

Earth Goblins were not as powerful in combat as Bear Goblins.

But in terms of difficulty, they surpassed the latter far more.

Their intelligence, close to that of humans, and an almost innate understanding of various military tactics, allowed it to suppress the chaotic nature of its goblin underlings with strict methods.

Like an army, making them obey orders and follow commands.

With just over a dozen goblins, under the leadership of an Earth Goblin, they could build a nest as complex as an ant colony, filled with forks and narrow passages.

Some places even had simple traps set up to fend off intruders.

And when facing Xia Nan, who broke into the nest, those green-skinned ones, who always charged at him with mad recklessness, brandishing wooden clubs.

Under the command of the Earth Goblin, they bizarrely displayed some tactical acumen, attacking from the front and back, surrounding from left and right, even some remaining in the rear of the team, responsible for throwing stones at him.

If only there were more goblins, or if they had some decent ranged weapons... no, just if they had any preparedness against his intrusion.

He wouldn’t have been able to kill all the way to the deepest part of the cave, facing the Earth Goblin, like he did now.

Xia Nan had estimated in his mind, that if there were just 10 more goblins, even with dual swords in hand and fully armed, for the sake of caution, he would have had to temporarily retreat.

"Awooo~"

From a corner of the cave came a whimpering sound of a canine creature.

Those were two Mount Wolves about the height of an adult’s thigh, just having left the juvenile stage.

Yes,

just like other intelligent creatures that had formed civilization on the continent.

Meat-providing livestock, cargo-carrying cattle and horses, communication-carrying birds and beasts...

Aside from certain military capabilities, Earth Goblins also possessed the ability to tame animals.

Their tribe’s inherited techniques allowed them to raise Mount Wolves from a young age, making these innately vicious creatures obey their master’s commands.

Pairing them with goblins equipped with the corresponding skills upon adulthood, they became a lower-grade version of "Wolf Cavalry."

Also possessing considerable intelligence.

Xia Nan even felt that these two Mount Wolves’ intelligence was considerably higher than that of ordinary goblin grunts.

He merely took a couple of steps in their direction.

The two Mount Wolves whined and lowered their bodies, lying prostrate on the ground.

Reaching out a hand, they stuck their tongues out and rolled their bodies over, exposing their soft bellies beneath their gray-black fur.

Utterly unconcerned by his earlier slaughter of their master, they were incredibly docile.

One of them, a bit more clever, even wagged its tail and brought over half of the Earth Goblin’s skull, placing it at his feet in a fawning manner.

Xia Nan couldn’t help but click his tongue in wonder.

But before he could act, in the next second, accompanied by the dull footsteps coming from behind, a chilling wind suddenly swept through.

In the blink of an eye, the Mount Wolves in front of him turned into two crystalline ice sculptures, completely devoid of life.

Even retaining the obsequious, tail-wagging postures they had in life.

"Untrainable, don’t touch."

The small Obsidian axe swayed lightly at his waist, as Frogon spoke slowly.

Normally, if it were just ordinary beasts, there was no clear distinction between good and evil, everything they did was merely instinct for survival.

But Mount Wolves were different.

Their intelligence was very high, almost reaching the level of human children.

Some individuals even understood simple Universal Language and goblin language.

Under these circumstances, their innately wicked and cunning nature undoubtedly placed them in the Evil Camp.

Wild Mount Wolves often roamed the wilds in packs, stealing livestock from humans, attacking solitary farmers, and raiding passing caravans.