Goblin Dependency
Chapter 82 - 58 Test

Chapter 82: Chapter 58 Test

Without elite individuals, the goblins might boost their morale through sheer numbers and launch a charge against the enemies.

But whenever they realized the vast power gap between us and them, and faced a strong and decisive counterattack, their combat strength would plummet rapidly.

At present, Xia Nan’s exaggerated record of "one sword, four goblins" evidently terrified those despicable and cowardly green-skinned mongrels.

He even saw a goblin that lagged at the end of the group, arriving late, who, upon seeing the tragic end of its four fallen comrades in front of it.

The body that was originally rushing over with bared fangs and claws, came to a screeching halt, leaving two pathetic footprints on the soft meadow.

It spun around abruptly,

even tossing aside the wooden club in its hand, shrieking in terror and fleeing.

The memories of the goblin cave at the start of the journey were still vivid in Xia Nan’s mind.

He certainly wouldn’t let go of these disgusting vermin-like creatures.

Striding forward, his iron-gray Beheading Longsword was raised high at an angle, ready to bring down the opponent’s brief life.

Suddenly, as if remembering something.

He halted, lifting the longsword back to his side, the tip aimed forward.

Bending his arms, switching to a charging stance.

Like a machine following pre-set instructions, Xia Nan’s previously fluid stance became stiff and awkward.

His right leg stepped forward.

"Front Thrust!"

A cold gleam flashed, the resistance of the blade penetrating flesh transmitted from the sword hilt.

Without any suspense, the panicked goblin was pierced through its chest and abdomen by the sword.

The enemy had completely lost its combat ability.

However, Xia Nan was not satisfied, frowning slightly.

No matter how talented he was, this was the extent of his training after half a month.

Such unskilled, clumsy battle skill movements are undoubtedly a way to seek death in high-intensity combat.

For now, it was just to prove his conjecture.

The translucent "Skill Level +1" that he anticipated did not appear, making Xia Nan adopt a contemplative expression.

He casually delivered a finishing blow, stabbing to death the goblin writhing and twitching on the ground.

His gaze turned to the side.

Two goblins were crouching, lingering at the edge of the battlefield, seemingly wanting to sneak around from the side to attack the ordinary people in the caravan.

However, they seemed overly focused and didn’t notice that the battle was already over on his end.

Without hesitation and with no attempt to hide his presence, Xia Nan strode forward.

Facing the two goblins that turned around in a panic, the Beheading Longsword swiftly cleaved downwards.

The sharp blade easily tore through flesh.

The goblin’s small body was subsequently split in two.

The deliberately spared other green-skinned rodent, also in terror, swung the club in its hand towards Xia Nan.

With morale already hitting rock bottom, the attack was purely a survival instinct response.

The descending club was feeble and powerless.

Yet Xia Nan focused intently, his eyes fixed on the wooden club stained with dust and blood.

His wrist dropped, the sword tip slanting downward.

"Thud."

A dull sound echoed in the air.

The weak club knocked against the sword’s body, the recoil causing the goblin’s thin arm to tremble violently.

"Block and Slash!"

Xia Nan’s hands gripped the sword hilt tightly, exerting sudden force upon blocking the opponent’s attack.

Step forward, slash upwards.

Blood splashed.

Half of the goblin’s head, scattering red and white viscous fluid, spun and rolled to the ground.

The attribute panel remained inactive.

"Take it slow."

Xia Nan sighed softly in his heart.

Firstly, through the acquisition of the last two points of skill level in the [Vortex Slash], it can be clarified that:

In terms of battle skill, he possesses a speed of improvement far exceeding his previous self.

However, due to a lack of experimentation, he could only blindly guess that it was the convenience brought by the attribute panel, or perhaps it was that "actual combat" compared to daily training, greatly enhanced the skill level acquisition efficiency.

The reason he used those two somewhat awkward "suspected" battle skills earlier was to see if they could be accelerated through actual combat.

As for the result... naturally, it was evident.

"Perhaps the experimental amount was too small to reach the level of qualitative change?"

Xia Nan speculated to himself.

His gaze turned towards other directions on the battlefield, where the goblins were retreating step by step under the adventurers’ counterattack.

...

The battle erupted suddenly and ended rapidly.

From the time Xia Nan executed that one [Vortex Slash], it took less than ten minutes for the grass field beside the caravan to regain tranquility.

It’s worth mentioning that, as if it were some sort of unspoken rule among adventurers, none of the goblins could escape their blades.

Twenty-three, all neatly dead.

One even reached the edge of the nearby forest, about to vanish into the dense underbrush.

But was chased down by a swift adventurer, brought back, head in hand.

The repulsive behavior of these green-skinned rodents may be part of the reason.

However, Xia Nan figured it was more likely that the adventurers in the group couldn’t resist the bounty of three silver and seven copper.

Cleaning the battlefield.

These goblins, equipped only with rags and wooden sticks, had nothing worth fighting over.

They merely cut off the left ear, as usual, to claim the reward from the association.

"Huff... huff..."

Jeff panted heavily, his long spear propped on the ground, his plain clothes stained with goblin blood.

This honest and simple middle-aged man, who wouldn’t even retort when provoked by a drunkard.

However, facing the goblins attacking the caravan, he acted uncharacteristically brave and fearless.

As if he were a different person, gritting his teeth at the forefront of the queue, charging even faster than Xia Nan.

If it weren’t for his somewhat unpolished combat skills, one might believe he came from the barbarians.

Seeing everyone preparing to clean up the battlefield, Jeff hesitated for a moment, then cleared his throat.

"Everyone, we’re expected to rest in Kalanfor for two days, but there’s no adventurer association there, and considering the return journey, carrying these ’trophies’ might be inconvenient."

"If you don’t mind, these goblin bounties can be included in the guard’s payment, and I’ll settle it with you all once back in River Valley Town."

Currently, it is the Flower Month, almost one of the hottest months of the year.

A few days is enough to spoil the goblins’ ears and make them smell atrocious.

But for its bounty, adventurers usually don’t care.

Now, with the caravan captain’s suggestion, the guards present were naturally happy to save some effort, and they cheered.

Inserting the short dagger back into his waist, Xia Nan gave Jeff a somewhat surprised look.

Clearly, he would order only the cheapest meal at the tavern, his clothes patched coarse cloth and linen.

Yet he was particularly generous, spending nearly a double-digit gold coin sum to provide stipends for the accompanying adventurers.

Indeed, he deserved to earn money.