Chapter 101 |
He said they could proceed.
As soon as Xika said this, Aoge charged forward.
The goblins swarmed in to attack, instantly surrounding the entire group.
Aoge met them head-on, blocking the goblins' assault. Each punch he threw sent a goblin flying, but more goblins quickly surged forward.
Xika was the same, constantly fending off the fierce attacks. Under their defense, no goblins managed to break through their encirclement for the time being. Occasionally, if one did, Ailuka would cut it down with a single sword strike.
The large circle was slowly moving as well. During combat, they moved in coordinated steps, searching for a breakthrough point.
Meanwhile, Kafurin at the center of the formation closed her eyes, cutting off contact with the outside world so she could concentrate on preparing her magic.
This was essential for a mage. If one couldn't calm their mind, magic would be difficult to successfully cast.
To maintain composure in such an environment, the most important thing was trust in one's companions. Only by trusting that one's companions could protect them could one prepare magic so calmly.
Kafurin had clearly learned this well. She was completely unaffected, closing her eyes and beginning to prepare her magic.
Magical power surged forth. More advanced magic required incantations as assistance. Incantations weren't necessary, but they could strengthen one's resonance with magical power, making spellcasting easier.
Kafurin now needed the assistance of an incantation. She quickly gathered her magical power, forming a magic circle before her staff.
"Illusory Fire God, summoned by fire elements, driven by magical power, go forth and burn all enemies before me!"
The magic was successfully constructed, and enormous flames burst forth.
"Everyone, move aside! I can't completely control this magic!"
Kafurin shouted at the same time. Xika and Aoge had clearly experienced this before and quickly moved away.
However, Ailuka was still enthusiastically fighting the enemy. When she turned around, she saw the flames continuously growing larger in her vision.
"What!?"
Ailuka was so frightened she froze.
Luolin watched all this from his position and couldn't help but curse softly:
"This idiot."
Luolin said helplessly.
But Luolin's movements weren't slow. He quickly rushed toward Ailuka's direction, a shield appearing in his hand.
Just before Ailuka was engulfed by the flames, Luolin immediately blocked them with his shield.
"Holy crap!"
Luolin was startled by the power of this magic. The shield blocked the flames, but the enormous force and impact still existed. Luolin was directly pushed back several steps.
"Damn it!!!"
Luolin exerted all his strength but was still retreating. Finally, he crashed directly into Ailuka's body, his head pressed right against her armor plate.
"Hey, you bastard, what are you doing?"
Ailuka said, coming to her senses.
"At a time like this, you're saying that? Quick, help me!"
Luolin roared. Ailuka immediately realized something was wrong and placed her hands on Luolin's body to push.
Ailuka's strength was great and could resist this impact force—there was no doubt about that.
But that impact force was also quite strong, able to contend with Ailuka.
Then the situation became awkward. Luolin became the one squeezed in the middle.
"For fuck's sake!!!"
Luolin felt like his internal organs were about to be flattened, yet the force from both sides was still increasing.
"Ahhhhhhh!!!"
After a bout of foul-smelling shouts, Kafurin's magic finally weakened, and Ailuka also relaxed her strength. Both sides fell into a period of weakness, with Luolin directly supporting himself on the ground with both hands, gasping violently for breath.
"You, are you trying to commit murder?"
Luolin looked at Ailuka and said. The expression on Ailuka's face was very uncomfortable - she couldn't push, but she couldn't not push either.
However, this commotion finally subsided.
Luolin looked around again. The goblins were in a completely miserable state.
"Holy..."
At that moment, Luolin even wanted to disregard his naturally low intelligence stat and change his class to become a mage.
This destructive power was simply too terrifying.
"Kafurin, what was that magic?"
Aoge and Xika very skillfully changed their formation and moved to Kafurin's side. At the same time, Aoge asked, feeling that this magic seemed somewhat familiar.
"Mm, that's right, it's that one."
Kafurin said even more.
"It's the magic I couldn't cast before, and now I've finally succeeded once. It's a top-tier spell among second-tier magic, possessing power infinitely close to third-tier magic, and with a very large area of effect."
Kafurin said. She hadn't expected to be so successful this time.
And judging from the results, the effect was simply outstanding.
The goblins were now dead or injured, with at least more than half of them eliminated. Xika and the others immediately felt the pressure lighten.
This was the awesome power of a team mage.
"Ha..."
Kafurin suddenly bent down and began gasping for breath.
"Are you alright?"
Aoge quickly asked. Kafurin shook her head.
"I'm fine, just consumed too much magic power, but it was worth it."
Kafurin instead showed a smile. Indeed, this wave was very much worth it - so many goblins had been eliminated.
"I'm telling you."
At this moment, Luolin remembered to lecture Ailuka.
"Even if you didn't react in time to run, you shouldn't have just stood there watching. Were you spacing out?"
Luolin said with a bitter smile. Ailuka opened her mouth but said nothing.
"So annoying! I don't need a newcomer like you to tell me these things!"
Finally, Ailuka even glared at Luolin. If it were normal times, that would be one thing, but in this special situation, Luolin certainly wouldn't let Ailuka continue being so willful.
"Being unreasonable also has its limits! What you just did was definitely wrong!"
Luolin emphasized. Ailuka thought about it and indeed couldn't refute it. She was wrong in this matter.
"Fine, my bad, my bad, my fault, okay?"
Ailuka said with her arms crossed, but her attitude was completely wrong.
"I'm telling you..."
However, Luolin was obviously somewhat speechless, not knowing what to say about Ailuka.
"Um, Captain Luolin, now is not the time to discuss this. Let's focus on dealing with the enemy first. They're not all dead yet."
At this moment, Aoge also spoke. Luolin came back to his senses and realized he was standing in the enemy's encirclement reasoning with Ailuka.
"Oh... oh! Sorry."
Luolin quickly faced the enemy properly, needing to take this seriously.
"Tsk tsk, sorry, I was spacing out just now. Come, let's continue.
Luolin looked at the goblin before him and said.
Coordinating with Ailuka, they fought their way back to Xika and the others. The group stood together once more, quickly resuming their positions.
This had been discussed beforehand—even if some unexpected situation disrupted their formation, they needed to quickly readjust.
"What should we do now?"
Luolin asked. Xika shook his head. The current situation was beyond what they had initially anticipated, though the overall direction still seemed optimistic for them.
"We'll have to adapt as we go."
That was all Xika could say, and Luolin nodded in agreement.
"There aren't many goblins left now. If we want to break through, this is actually a good opportunity. But we need to act quickly—opportunities don't wait. Who knows if they have reinforcements? Once those guys arrive together, we won't have a chance."
Xika's assessment of the situation had always been accurate, and this time was no different.
"Then let's find an opportunity to break through."
Aoge also spoke up.
"Captain Luolin, Captain Xika and I will take the vanguard. You protect Kafurin—she can't cast spells again for a short while."
Aoge looked at Luolin as he spoke, and Luolin nodded.
To deal with this group of goblins only required some experience, and fortunately, Xika and the others were all seasoned veteran mercenaries.
"Now's the time!"
Xika and Aoge seized a good opportunity, just when a weak point appeared in the enemy's encirclement. The two charged forward together.
Aoge used his physique, and Xika used his shield to directly push the goblins aside.
"Now's the time, run!"
Aoge didn't forget to call back. Luolin and Ailuka protected Kafurin on the left and right as they began their breakthrough.
"We've got a chance!"
Luolin felt it too, but just as they had broken through, a massive shadow fell over Luolin.
"What is that?"
Luolin looked up in shock.
The massive shadow covered him—it was something very, very tall.
Luolin's gaze traveled all the way to the top. This appeared to be a giant "cart"?
The cart was completely constructed from wooden frames and various piles of grass, but it also had two wheels. Sitting at the very top was a...
Goblin?
"This is bad, it's a Goblin King!"
Xika immediately said, no longer concerned with the original situation. He directly disengaged from the battle circle and joined Aoge in front of Luolin and the others.
"So we've encountered one after all, and such a powerful Goblin King at that..."
Aoge also sighed. The situation they had originally wanted to avoid had occurred.
"Goblin King?"
Luolin could definitely see that this goblin was different from ordinary goblins, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what exactly.
"Captain Luolin, fall back to defense. Now that Kafurin can't use magic anymore, dealing with this will be very troublesome for us."
Xika's tone seemed unusually serious.
Luolin said nothing and returned to guard Kafurin's side.
"Very difficult to deal with."
At this moment, Ailuka beside him suddenly spoke. Luolin was even more shocked.
Given Ailuka's personality, if this were an ordinary enemy, she would never say such a thing. If even Ailuka said this, it meant this enemy was truly formidable.
Luolin couldn't help but become curious—just how powerful was this Goblin King?
Luolin took out the attribute card and sneaked a peek at the opponent's attributes. Just looking at the level already gave him a shock—
Level 29.