Chapter 84: Everyone’s Loyalty Skyrockets!

Chapter 84: Everyone's Loyalty Skyrockets!

Cao Xing had, of course, also seen the bounty information posted by those guys from the Sanying Association.

But he didn't care too much about it.

As said before, setting aside whether they could even find his territory,

even if they did, Cao Xing had absolutely nothing to fear.

After all, his current strength was already far ahead of the other Survivors.

Under absolute suppression of power, this wasn't something that could be solved by sheer numbers.

As long as he held his ground within his territory, no matter how many of those Survivors came, they would only find death.

Cao Xing redirected his attention to the battle before him.

At this moment,

as ordinary goblins were shot and exploded one by one by Renice,

Cao Xing and Liu Muxue's experience points also continued to rise.

Before long, Cao Xing's experience points had reached Level 8, 63%,

while Liu Muxue had also risen to Level 7, 36%.

She was constantly channeling [Purification] to clear the [Ice Corruption] status from the recruited creatures on the field.

She was getting a bit flustered.

Just then, as the last ordinary goblin was slapped to death by Andrew,

one of the four battlefield sectors had already concluded its fight.

Now, only Sarah, Dabai, and Assam were still tangled up with their respective opponents.

These goblins had too much health and very high armor.

Over on Sarah's side, she was fighting two elite monsters alone.

Although Sarah was unilaterally suppressing them,

the cooperation of the two goblins still caused Sarah a bit of trouble.

Among them, the Goblin Priest fighting Assam was constantly casting healing spells, restoring its health and that of the other two Goblin Warriors.

Thus, Cao Xing ordered, "Go help Sarah finish her fight first."

Assam obeyed the command and immediately charged over.

*Buzz buzz buzz!*

The Drill Robot also spun frantically, rushing to the side of the Goblin Priest and launching a frenzied assault.

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[-244]

[-175]

[-177]

A dense cluster of damage numbers floated up.

Under the onslaught of the crowd, the health of the two elite goblins quickly bottomed out.

As Renice shot a powerful arrow, Sarah also secretly delivered a slash.

A system prompt appeared.

[Your territory member: Renice Hawk-eye, killed Goblin Warrior Lv.20, obtaining 500 EXP]

[Combat personnel obtained EXP: 250]

[Your territory member: Sarah Blade Dance, killed Goblin Warrior Lv.20, obtaining 500 EXP]

[Combat personnel obtained EXP: 250]

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Then, they rushed over to Assam's side and likewise finished off this elite-level goblin.

[Your territory member: Assam, killed Goblin Priest Lv.20, obtaining 500 EXP]

[Combat personnel obtained EXP: 250]

At this point, only a boss-level Bugbear was left on the field, locked in close-quarters melee combat with Dabai.

This Bugbear grabbed Dabai's elephant leg and gave a loud shout.

"Roar!!"

In the next instant, Dabai's massive body was actually lifted several dozen centimeters off the ground by it.

Then, it slammed Dabai heavily onto the ground.

*Boom!*

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A massive damage number popped up above Dabai's head.

Dabai's health dropped below 7,000.

*Moo!*

Dabai cried out in pain and quickly stood back up from the ground.

Seeing this, Cao Xing's eyes widened. "What the hell, you dare bully my pet?"

"Everyone, attack! Let this guy see what a beatdown of justice looks like!"

Upon hearing this, Sarah and Andrew charged forward.

Assam also rode his frost wolf, joining the fray along with the two Centaurs.

Under everyone's onslaught, this boss-level Bugbear could no longer stir up any trouble.

As the Bugbear's health steadily decreased,

this time, Cao Xing took out his [Barrett] early, ready to deliver the final blow at any moment.

When he saw the Bugbear's health drop below 400,

he decisively fired.

*Bang!*

[-494!]

A massive damage number floated up.

And the system prompt rang in Cao Xing's ears.

[Successfully killed Bugbear: Level 20 Boss. Higher-level kill bonus applied. Obtained 1,200 * 300% EXP, total 3,600 EXP.]

[Your level has increased. Current Level: 9]

[Stats gained from this level up: Strength +1, Agility +2, Spirit +4, Constitution +2]

At the same time, the system prompt rang in Cao Xing's ears once more.

[Due to your proper command in this battle, you have demonstrated outstanding leadership.]

[Territory Member: Andrew's loyalty to you has increased. Current Loyalty: 98]

[Territory Member: Sarah Blade Dance's loyalty to you has increased. Current Loyalty: 95]

[Territory Member: Renice Hawk-eye's loyalty to you has increased. Current Loyalty: 81]

[Territory Member: Blot Brimstone's loyalty to you has increased. Current Loyalty: 75]

In addition, the loyalty of the two Centaurs also rose to 78 points.

Now, Sarah and Andrew's loyalties were both nearing maximum value.

And once they reached maximum value, they would, like Assam, unconditionally execute any of Cao Xing's orders.

Note: *any* order!

Cao Xing's tactical arrangements had allowed them to win the battle with minimal losses.

The gaze they directed at Cao Xing was filled with respect.

Blot clenched his right fist and placed it over his heart. "An excellent general puts the safety of his soldiers first and devises reasonable tactics to achieve victory. Clearly, you are a qualified commander."

Beside him, Renice also put away her bow and arrow, bowing to Cao Xing. "I see the shadow of the former Empire's commanders in you. Renice believes that you can lead me to find new glory."

She bent slightly, highlighting her figure wrapped beneath the leather armor.

Renice's figure wasn't that voluptuous; on the contrary, she looked very slender.

Furthermore, likely due to long-term training, her waist was exquisitely curved, giving off a delicate, slender feel.

Her entire being exuded a light and energetic aura.

Cao Xing nodded. "Blot, Renice, you are brave warriors."

"And Kandaer, Kantor, I have witnessed your heroic battle postures. With you joining us, I believe our territory will surely achieve great development."

Cao Xing engaged in some tactical mutual flattery. Although it was a bit cringe, these natives loved hearing such polite remarks.

Lo and behold, after receiving his recognition, both Renice and Blot showed grateful expressions in their eyes.

The two Centaurs on the side were even more thrilled.

Just then, Sarah appeared like a ghost, silently coming to Cao Xing's side.

She proactively handed over a few items, and before Cao Xing could speak, Sarah said,

"These are the items dropped by that goblin boss."

Cao Xing was startled, then looked at this woman with a face full of surprise.

He hadn't expected Sarah to actually take the initiative to pick up items for him.

Seemingly a bit embarrassed by Cao Xing's gaze, Sarah turned her head slightly to the side.

Cao Xing smiled and nodded. "Thank you."

Sarah lowered her voice as much as possible, pretending not to care. "You're welcome."

Cao Xing took the items from her hand.

However, as he took them, Cao Xing deliberately brushed against Sarah's palm.

This woman who dealt with shadows all year round suddenly reacted as if she had received an electric shock, instinctively withdrawing her right hand.

She then quickly entered stealth.

Cao Xing smiled. He had just teased her on purpose.

Then he began to inspect the four items he had just obtained.

[Obtained: Junior Heart of Strength *1]

[Obtained: Dim Boss-grade Soul *1]

[Obtained: Palace Gate Key *1]

[Obtained: Hard Corrupted Scale *7]

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Cao Xing was instantly delighted. "Another boss-grade soul?"

He couldn't wait to check it out.

However, because this soul had the "Dim" prefix, the success rate for an elite to break through to boss-grade was only 15% to 30%.

Clearly, this thing would most likely fail.

Next, he began to inspect the second item.

[Palace Gate Key: Quest Item]

[Item Effect: Holding this key allows you to open the gates of the goblin palace. You will unveil the final secrets of this palace.]

(Note: Before opening, please ensure your strength is sufficient.)

Cao Xing looked at the gate of the palace before him.

"This key should be used to open this gate."

"And that violent roaring I heard earlier also came from inside."

"This means that opening the gate is equivalent to opening the final stage of the Goblin Treasury. I might have to face a very powerful enemy."

"Should I open it?"

Cao Xing pondered for a moment and decided to use the few souls in his hand first to see if he could boost the team's strength before making further plans.

Thus, Cao Xing called Andrew over and handed the soul to him.

Then, Cao Xing called the two Centaur Warriors over.

He threw the two Elite Souls to each of them respectively.

The three powerful warriors looked at Cao Xing gratefully at the same time.

"Thank you, generous Lord."

In the next moment, they directly slapped the souls into their bodies.

Everyone watched Andrew and the two Centaurs intently.

Dozens of seconds later, Andrew's face was full of guilt.

"I'm very sorry, respected Lord, I failed."

Cao Xing shook his head. "It's nothing. The success rate of this thing was originally very low anyway, so I didn't harbor much expectation."

Hearing this, Andrew felt a bit better in his heart.

Then, the Centaur Kantor also declared failure, his face filled with depression.

Just then, a powerful aura erupted from the other Centaur, Kandaer.

Cao Xing's eyes flickered, and he said excitedly, "Out of three, is one finally going to succeed for me?"

A moment later, the system prompt appeared.

[Your territory member: Kandaer has successfully advanced to an Elite-grade creature. All attributes increased by 30%. Learned new skill: Skull-Crushing Throw]

[Skull-Crushing Throw: Vigorously hurls the weapon in hand, dealing 167% of Attack Power as damage to the target enemy, with a 50% chance to inflict a brief stun.]

Cao Xing looked delighted. This skill was quite good!

It could serve as a ranged attack and also control enemies.

Of course, the drawback was that once the weapon was thrown, his combat capability would drop significantly.

"Kandaer, well done!"

This Centaur wasn't proud either, saying humbly, "It is all thanks to the Lord's gift."

Cao Xing nodded, then took out a one-handed axe from his backpack.

[Troglodyte Berserker Handaxe (Blue)]

This thing was a blue-grade weapon with decent damage.

Cao Xing said, "Kandaer, your new skill throws the weapon in your hand upon use. This handaxe will be given to you as a spare weapon."

Looking at the blue weapon in Cao Xing's hand, a look of deep emotion appeared on this Centaur Warrior's resolute face.

He slightly bent his front hooves, respectfully receiving the weapon in a kneeling posture.

"Thank you, wise and generous Lord!"

[Your territory member: Kandaer was moved by your generous gift. Loyalty has increased. Current Loyalty: 85]

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