Chapter 81: Ice Crystal Sword, Snow Mountain Robe

Cao Xing noticed the gem-encrusted altar.

At the same time,

several goblins kneeling on the ground also spotted them.

They slowly clambered up from the ground.

Crack! Crack!

The sound of bones popping and shifting echoed, making one's skin crawl.

"Roar… Roar…"

Low, beast-like growls echoed, and it looked like the group of goblins was about to attack.

Cao Xing immediately ordered, "Go!"

"Moo—"

As expected, Dabai was the fastest to charge!

With its nearly five-meter-tall body, it began to rampage through the great hall.

Boom! Rumble!

Stone pillars collapsed from its impact, and the Corrupted Goblins it encountered along the way were instantly sent flying.

Bang! Bang, bang, bang!

[-473]

[-467]

[-477]

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Dabai's attack power was incredibly formidable, completely unstoppable!

The goblins quickly scrambled back up. They seemed impervious to pain, their eyes filled with beast-like murderous intent.

"Roar!"

In the next instant, at least four or five goblins surrounded Dabai at the same time.

After rushing over, they immediately swung their frost-covered claws to attack Dabai.

Swish! Swish!

As the attacks landed, they immediately triggered a layer of Frost Magic Shield, along with a layer of Snake Scales and Ice Armor.

[-177]

[-163]

[-154]

[-157]

Dabai took four hits, and its HP dropped by over six hundred points.

But compared to its pool of nearly fifteen thousand HP, this was completely negligible.

Just then, the Elite Goblin holding an iron hammer was about to rush over to join the assault on Dabai.

However, the [Frost Shield] on Dabai suddenly erupted with a blast of cold air.

The surrounding goblins instantly slowed down.

"Moo—"

Dabai let out a long roar.

It reared up on its hind legs and slammed down heavily.

Rumble!

A terrifying tremor rippled through the ground. Even Cao Xing, who was over ten meters away, felt his feet shake.

[-2264]

[-2473]

[-3413!]

Terrifying damage numbers popped up one after another. The surrounding Corrupted Goblins were heavily injured and frozen in place.

Swirl icons appeared over their heads, indicating they had entered the [Stunned] state.

Even the Elite Goblin was now caught in a brief stun.

Dabai's Mammoth Trample was incredibly effective.

Cao Xing felt reassured.

As expected, Dabai was terrifyingly strong now. Its massive size made it especially suited for this kind of one-versus-many battle.

Thus, he ordered, "Everyone, charge!"

Assam raised his longsword high. "Your command is the direction of my path!"

Andrew said devoutly, "As you command!"

As for Sarah, she had already concealed her figure and joined the fray.

Then, Cao Xing sent out two of his robots, keeping one behind to protect himself.

The two Centaurs also joined the battle.

Cao Xing then looked at the archer beside him. "Renice, keep your eyes on the guy with the hammer. Focus all your attacks on him."

"Blot, drop two totems, and keep an eye on our companions' health."

Renice stared straight ahead and said firmly, "The sunken glory still shines upon me. I obey your command, my Lord!"

Beside her, the Shaman Blot also followed the command, dropping a [Black Smoke Totem] and a [Resonance Totem] on the spot.

A cloud of black smoke instantly erupted, blinding all the goblins as they fell into the [Blind] state.

However, this black smoke had no effect on their own allies.

Amidst the smoke, the powerful fighters under Cao Xing clashed directly with the horde of goblins.

Beside him, Renice also directly entered the [Eye of the Hunt] state.

Since the effect had been made permanent by [Eternal Power], Renice could choose to enter or exit the state at any time.

Her Critical hit rate was already extremely high, and with the buff from the [Resonance Totem], she achieved an almost hundred percent Critical hit rate.

At the same time, a system prompt appeared.

[Your territory member Blot Brimstone successfully cast the skill [Resonance Totem]. Influenced by the talent [Eternal Power], this skill has become permanent.]

A look of pleasant surprise appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

He hadn't expected the [Resonance Totem] to also benefit from [Eternal Power]!

This meant everyone's Critical hit rate and hit rate received a permanent 20% boost, which indirectly increased their damage output.

Renice shot an arrow from her bow!

Whoosh!

The arrow accurately struck a Goblin Warrior on the battlefield.

[-473!]

A decent damage number popped up.

Then, a strange red energy seemed to coat Renice's hands. The instant the first arrow was released, she immediately drew back a second arrow.

Whoosh! Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Arrows flew one after another.

The Goblin Warrior's HP drained like flowing water.

This was an added effect from Ilena's [Snakeman Frenzy]. At this moment, the benefits of attack speed were fully on display.

With a giant beast like Dabai rampaging across the battlefield, the goblins couldn't organize any effective offensive.

On top of that, there was a ghost-like figure moving around, dealing heavy damage to the goblins every time she appeared.

The powerful Assam and Andrew even tanked the goblins' attacks head-on, keeping them cornered in a fixed area.

Although these goblins were strong, Cao Xing's team was clearly stronger.

Liu Muxue, standing aside, also breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, she focused all her attention on monitoring the status of Assam and the others.

The moment she saw someone's [Corrupted Mark] exceed 5 stacks, she would immediately cast Cleanse on them.

Seeing her calves tense, fully prepared for any emergency,

Cao Xing smiled and said, "Muxue, no need to be so nervous."

"Even if you don't cast Cleanse in time, it's fine. Their HP pools are very deep, so they can easily tank it. We can just dispel it after the battle is over."

"Mm… Okay, Axing…" Liu Muxue replied softly.

At the same time,

as the goblins fell one by one, system prompts popped up continuously.

[Your territory member Andrew successfully killed Corrupted Goblin Lv18, gaining 200 EXP]

[Combatants gained 100 EXP]

[Your territory member Sarah Blade Dance successfully killed Corrupted Goblin Lv20, gaining 240 EXP]

[Combatants gained 120 EXP]

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Cao Xing watched his EXP bar rise continuously.

[Level 8, 18%]

[Level 8, 19%]

By the time all eleven ordinary goblins on the field were slain,

Cao Xing's EXP had reached 32% of Level 8.

At this moment, white pillars of light rose successively from Assam's mount, the Frost Wolf, and Andrew.

The Frost Wolf leveled up to Level 13.

Andrew also finally reached Level 16.

Cao Xing nodded in satisfaction.

At this point, only the last Elite Goblin remained on the field.

Although this Goblin Warrior also had over ten thousand HP,

under the special attention of Sarah and Renice,

its HP had already dropped below 3,000.

Just as Assam and Andrew surrounded it,

the Goblin Warrior suddenly raised its great hammer high and slammed it fiercely into the ground.

“嘭！”

An invisible shockwave instantly rippled outward.

Andrew, Assam, and Sarah, who was hiding in the shadows, were all hit by the shockwave.

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Damage numbers popped up over all three of their heads, and they fell into a brief stun.

This skill was actually just like Dabai's [War Trample]—an AoE skill that also carried crowd control.

Cao Xing instantly warned, "Andrew, dodge!"

The Elite Goblin then rushed in front of Andrew, raising its great hammer to smash down.

Andrew, still stunned, was almost completely defenseless.

Watching from the side, Liu Muxue's heart instantly clenched.

But right at that moment,

Blot suddenly raised his staff and released a cloud of choking smoke.

[Black Smoke Blast]

A cloud of black smoke enveloped the Elite Goblin's vision and dealt magic damage to it.

[-644]

Seizing the opportunity, Dabai charged forward once more.

"Moo!"

With a whip of its trunk, it sent the Goblin Warrior flying.

Bang!

[-673]

Andrew's crisis was averted.

Liu Muxue quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Meanwhile, the others also recovered from their stunned state.

Then, the group of powerful creatures swarmed forward.

There was no suspense left in the battle after that.

When the Goblin Warrior had only a few hundred HP left,

Cao Xing was just about to tell them to stop.

But right then, Sarah's Shadow Blade swept across.

[-1137!]

A four-digit damage number popped up,

and the Goblin Warrior's HP was instantly depleted, causing it to collapse.

[Your territory member Sarah Blade Dance killed Goblin Warrior Lv20, gaining 500 EXP]

[Combatants gained 250 EXP]

Cao Xing froze for a moment, then shook his head.

After all, in the heat of such intense combat, it was hard to hold back in time.

The battle in the great hall was over. Looking at the goblin corpses scattered across the floor and the large treasure chests nearby,

a look of joy returned to Cao Xing's face.

"Time to open chests!"

Then, he and Liu Muxue jumped down together.

Cao Xing first went over to the goblin corpses, collecting all the loot on the ground.

In total, he obtained:

[Large Rations * 72]

[Primary Elemental Crystal * 6]

[Corrupted Scale * 63]

[Book of Mana (Medium) * 3]

From the Elite Goblin, Cao Xing also looted two special items.

[Guardian's Hammer (Blue) * 1]

[Bright Goblin Soul * 1]

A piece of blue equipment of Excellent quality.

The effect of the other soul was similar to the Magic Spider Soul.

It gave ordinary creatures a 30% chance to advance into elite creatures.

The harvest was quite good.

Then, Cao Xing walked over to the four large treasure chests.

This was originally a challenge area meant for at least four players.

But now, there were only Cao Xing and Liu Muxue.

Therefore, he got to enjoy all of these chests all to himself.

[Discovered unlocked Silver Chest * 2, Bronze Chest * 2. Open them?]

"Yes."

[Opened Silver Chest * 2]

[Opened Bronze Chest * 2]

[Obtained Intermediate Shelter Construction Blueprint * 1]

[Obtained Book of Life (Medium) * 3]

[Obtained Ice Crystal Sword (Blue) * 1]

[Obtained Snow Mountain Robe (Blue) * 1]

[Obtained Pearl * 7]

[Obtained Small Resource Pack * 2]

[Obtained Medium Resource Pack * 2]

[Obtained Medical Kit * 13]

A large stream of acquisition prompts appeared.

A look of pleasant surprise appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

Because he saw two pieces of blue equipment!

Cao Xing pulled out the two pieces of blue equipment.

A longsword that seemed to be crafted from ice crystals, and an all-white robe adorned with patterns, appeared in his hands.

Then, he eagerly checked the attributes of the two pieces of equipment.

[Ice Crystal Sword Lv10 (Blue)]

[Quality: Excellent]

[Attack Power: 54~58]

[Special Effect ①: Strength +5, Agility +10]

[Special Effect ②: Critical (Critical Hit Rate increased by 20%)]

[Special Effect ③: Glacial Blade (Upon hitting a target, slows the enemy, reducing movement speed by 15%)]

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[Snow Mountain Robe Lv10 (Blue)]

[Quality: Excellent]

[Armor: 25~32]

[Special Effect ①: Spirit +10, Constitution +10]

[Special Effect ②: Primary Magic Resistance (When taking magic damage, reduces damage taken by an amount equal to 20 points of the attacker's Spirit)]

[Special Effect ③: Shadow of the Snow Mountain (When casting ice magic, has a 30% chance to immediately cast it a second time, only effective on ordinary skills)]

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