Goblin Dependency
Chapter 156 - 102 Mad Dog_2

Chapter 156: Chapter 102 Mad Dog_2

The combat ability was only slightly higher than his own at the time.

A perfect target for honing battle skill proficiency.

"Customer, your raw meat."

Without any culinary requests, the barbarian sat down for only a moment before the tavern owner, Chapton, personally brought the tray over to the two of them.

"Ding."

The bottom of the metal tray landed on the wooden table, making a crisp sound.

On the tray, two pieces of raw meat cut into square shapes quivered, and one could vaguely see thin blood trickling down the sides.

Feeling a sense of curiosity.

Although a barbarian from the Northern Ice Field, having been in the forest for so many days, Xia Nan had not seen the other eat anything raw.

Before he had time to speak, the smell of blood in the air seemed to catch the attention of a certain little creature.

"Woo—"

A tender whimper suddenly came from across the table.

All of a sudden, the furry cloak before the barbarian’s chest shifted twice.

A tiny, furry head struggled and poked out.

It was a winter wolf cub, just born not long ago, with fur not yet fully grown smooth.

It seemed to have just woken up, squinting its eyes, with a beast’s nose as black as a pearl slightly quivering.

As if detecting the aroma of food, it abruptly opened its eyes.

It leaped from the barbarian’s embrace, landing lightly on the table.

Maybe unaccustomed to the outside temperature, its small body shrank a few times, then vigorously wagged its tail and pounced on the meat in front of it.

Clearly, this sudden appearance of the young beast was also one of the changes brought by the battle.

For some reason, looking at this winter wolf cub, Xia Nan vaguely felt that it resembled the semi-transparent wolf spirit that had been searching the goblin nest with him in the Mist Forest a few days ago.

He even thought of reaching out to touch its head.

However, seeing the cub baring its teeth protectively over the food, fearing he might get bitten, he withdrew his hand.

His gaze shifted to the empty iron chain hanging in front of the barbarian’s chest.

With thoughts of Frogon’s purpose flashing through his mind, Xia Nan lowered his voice and asked:

"How are things... going?"

The barbarian merely shook his head.

"Almost there."

His eyes remained cold, but his face showed no sign of regret or frustration.

He reached into the pocket at his waist and took out an item.

Placed it on the table and pushed it in front of Xia Nan.

—A bone-white wolf tooth.

Picking it up from the wooden table, feeling the coolness of the wolf tooth in his palm, he looked at the other with confusion.

"I owe you a favor."

The tracking effect of the [Mourning Frost Oathbinder] had no distance limitation, but due to the inherent nature of the Wild Swamp Druid "Basilom," it was impossible to precisely locate.

If not for taking the commission and leading Xia Nan into the Mist Forest to train battle skills, he likely would have spent many more days before finding traces left by the druid in the goblin cave.

Even if he found traces, the search direction would have been the depths of the Mist Forest, directly opposite to where the target actually was.

It’s unlikely he would have discovered the druid’s real hiding place while escorting Xia Nan to the nearest town.

Catching the target off guard.

Therefore, even though Xia Nan wasn’t actively involved in his tracking process during this whole series of events.

He still provided considerable assistance.

Regarding this, Xia Nan wasn’t exactly clear on what had transpired or what role he played in it.

But since Frogon put it that way, he naturally had no reason to refuse.

Just as he was about to tuck the wolf tooth into his backpack, he suddenly remembered he was only one step away from obtaining a professional level after having learned two battle skills.

His eyes brightened up at this thought.

He placed the wolf tooth back on the table.

"This favor... Can I use it now?"

...

...

Deep in the Mist Forest.

A vast and complex goblin nest.

"Screech!!!"

The sharp screeches echoed in waves between the stone walls.

This was a goblin tribe led by an Earth Goblin chieftain, with numbers reaching into the hundreds.

With innate superior military talents, the goblins under the Earth Goblin’s leadership resembled a miniature army.

Gathering in groups, wielding various weapons looted from unknown sources, they shrieked and roamed the dense forest.

When encountering manageable beasts, they would surround and hunt them down, bringing them back to the nest;

Upon coming across powerful demons, they no longer threw themselves to death like before, but instead left behind several maimed or elderly goblins as bait for a swift retreat.

Their enormous reproductive capacity, combined with the Earth Goblins’ intelligence far surpassing ordinary demons, enabled them to barely survive deep within the dangerously infested Mist Forest.

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