Chapter 86: Fierce Battle, Slaying the Goblin King!

Chapter 86: Fierce Battle, Slaying the Goblin King!

"Everyone else, fall back!"

"Dabai, you go up first and hold it!"

"Sarah, assist Dabai from the side!"

Cao Xing issued commands one after another.

On the battlefield, only Sarah and Dabai could withstand the Goblin King's terrifying attacks.

"Moo!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Dabai executed Cao Xing's command and charged madly at the Goblin King.

At this moment, the stun symbol above the Goblin King's head was gradually fading.

As a Tier 3 Boss-level creature, its resistance to such negative status effects was extremely high.

By now, it had completely turned its head around, transforming into a beastly form.

Seeing Dabai charging, the Goblin King thrust out its sword.

In response, Dabai raised its front hooves and stomped down violently.

*Pfft!*

*Boom!*

[-2014]

[-796!]

Damage numbers appeared above the heads of both powerful creatures.

However, most importantly, the Goblin King had entered a brief stunned state once again.

Seeing this, Cao Xing was instantly overjoyed.

"Everyone, keep charging and deal damage!"

"Sarah! Throw a Hampering Dagger to slow its movements!"

"Blot, drop totems to disrupt the Goblin King's vision!"

Sarah instantly threw a dagger.

Blot also directly tossed out two totems, then condensed a cloud of black smoke and sprayed it toward the Goblin King.

Meanwhile,

several robots, two Centaurs, as well as Andrew and Assam, all joined the fray.

The Goblin King's health began to plummet rapidly once more.

In the blink of an eye, it dropped below 10,000.

Cao Xing was delighted.

"It looks like we can actually win this!"

Seeing that the Goblin King was about to wake up, Cao Xing quickly ordered, "Retreat! Fall back immediately!"

These recruited creatures couldn't see the stun symbol above the Goblin King's head.

But Cao Xing could see that the stun symbol had begun to flash, indicating that the Goblin King was about to break free.

Thus, his command was extremely timely.

Once the Goblin King recovered from the stunned state,

it swept its sword horizontally once more.

*Swish!*

This time, however, it didn't achieve the same terrifying effect as before, because Cao Xing's subordinates had already pulled back to a safe distance.

And Cao Xing also raised his staff, condensing the Ice Cone Technique, and aimed at its twisted, horrifying face.

*Whoosh!*

[-17!]

[-16!]

[-22!]

The damage wasn't high, but Cao Xing only wanted to see if he could trigger the freeze effect.

However, the exclamation marks above these damage numbers brought a look of pleasant surprise to Cao Xing's face.

Because these attacks were actually all critical hits!

Cao Xing instantly realized that this face might be the Goblin King's weak point!

The next moment, Cao Xing ordered, "Direct all your attacks at its face!"

"Renice, attack with everything you've got!"

"Assam, use Sword of Justice to shred its defense!"

"By your command, my Lord."

"The wind will guide me to victory over the enemy."

The two recruited creatures received the order simultaneously, while the other powerful combatants looked for opportunities to launch attacks on the Goblin King.

Renice took a deep breath and drew her bowstring.

*Whoosh!*

This arrow was one of her skills: Weakness Strike!

[-377!]

[Weakness Strike] carried a 100% critical hit effect, and combined with hitting the Goblin King's vital spot,

this arrow dealt a double critical hit!

Meanwhile,

Assam raised his longsword high, and at a speed visible to the naked eye, condensed a mass of sword qi nearly ten meters long.

"In the name of justice!"

"Slash!"

*Swish! Swish, swish, swish!*

[-113]

[-125]

[-136]

[-277!]

Because of the [Sword of Justice] skill, each strike could reduce the enemy's armor by 10%.

Against a high-armor creature like this, it worked wonders!

After four strikes, the Goblin King's armor plummeted by 40%!

Seeing this, Cao Xing was instantly overjoyed. "Damage! Quick!"

This armor reduction effect only lasted for 20 seconds. Cao Xing had to make the most of this window to deal as much damage as possible.

Sarah's figure flashed.

[Arc Slash!]

The Shadow Blade swept across.

[-1132!]

Another terrifying damage number popped up.

"Roar!"

The Goblin King seemed utterly infuriated.

Just as it was about to raise its sword to slash, the massive Dabai blocked its path.

"Moo—"

Dabai repeatedly raised its front hooves, executing a frenzied trample on the Goblin King.

In its rage, the Goblin King also slashed wildly at Dabai.

[-1754]

[-1732]

After a few slashes,

Dabai's health was directly hacked down to below 8,000.

Cao Xing immediately ordered, "Dabai, fall back quickly!"

"Sarah, hold the line first."

"Blot, cast Black Smoke Storm!"

Dabai's massive figure retreated rapidly.

Meanwhile,

Blot began chanting an incantation.

"Fum negru!"

Centered on the Goblin King, a 15-meter radius was instantly enveloped in a thick cloud of black smoke.

Furthermore, this cloud of black smoke began to spin.

*Whoosh— Whoosh—*

[-113]

[-115]

Damage numbers floated up, dealing damage twice every second.

Moreover, this [Black Smoke Storm] could last for ten seconds.

Most importantly, it also reduced the enemy's movement speed by 30%. Combined with Sarah's [Hampering Dagger], the Goblin King trapped in the storm could barely move a single step.

Without needing Cao Xing to say a word, all ranged units began launching attacks into the Black Smoke Storm.

Cao Xing also raised his staff.

A chilling frost aura gathered at the tip of his staff.

The next moment, two Ice Elementals opened their mouths, condensing an ice cone within.

Then, they spat them out instantly.

*Pfft! Pfft!*

[-27!]

[-26!]

The damage was even lower than Cao Xing's, but there was nothing that could be done about it.

After all, they only inherited 80% of Cao Xing's attributes.

Then, without pausing for a moment, Cao Xing continued to raise his staff, condensing a dense shower of ice arrows above the Black Smoke Storm.

It was precisely his newly learned skill, [Ice Arrow Rain].

*Swoosh!*

These ice arrows rained down wave after wave, triggering a flurry of damage numbers.

[-32]

[-33]

[-157]

[-334]

[-452!]

All ranged units seized the time to deal as much damage as possible.

As for the melee units, they retreated to the side and began to recover their health.

Green numbers of +46, +46 constantly floated above their heads.

From within the Black Smoke Storm, the Goblin King's furious roars echoed continuously.

The ten seconds quickly came to an end.

When the storm dissipated, the Goblin King's health had been whittled down to below 5,000!

Free from the storm, the Goblin King's face was filled with rage as it raised its longsword and charged straight at Cao Xing.

At the same time, Sarah's figure flashed, appearing directly in front of the Goblin King.

"Roar! Get out of my way!"

*Swish!*

With a single slash of the sword, Sarah was forced back several steps.

[-1799]

A massive damage number appeared!

However, Sarah showed no fear whatsoever.

She slashed directly across the Goblin King's face.

[-525!]

An equally impressive damage number appeared!

The Goblin King grew even more furious, slashing down with its sword once again.

*Pfft!*

Sarah's health was also hacked down to below 5,000.

Seeing this, Cao Xing's heart clenched.

He raised his staff once more, activating its special effect.

[Summon Demon Spider]

The next moment, five Demon Spiders, about a meter long with patterned abdomens, appeared.

Under Cao Xing's command, the five Demon Spiders lined up and rushed forward one by one.

"Sarah, come back!"

Upon receiving Cao Xing's command, Sarah instantly vanished into the shadows.

Meanwhile,

the first Demon Spider had reached the Goblin King's side.

It raised its front legs and bit down.

[-21]

[-4]

A meager damage number floated up, but fortunately, it inflicted a layer of poison status on the Goblin King.

The Goblin King, who was about to charge over and slay Cao Xing, casually swung its sword.

*Pfft!*

[-2763]

A massive damage number floated up.

The Demon Spider was instantly blown apart, scattering red and green fluids all over the ground.

At the same time, the second Demon Spider stepped up to take its place.

It bit the Goblin King once more before being pierced and blown apart by a sword strike!

And this was precisely Cao Xing's objective.

The two Demon Spiders had stalled the Goblin King for about a second.

During this second, the group managed to shave off another 700 or so of the Goblin King's health.

Furthermore, since they were summoned creatures, Cao Xing didn't feel any heartache even if they were hacked to death.

While controlling the Demon Spiders to go to their deaths, Cao Xing went all out to deal damage and reduce the Goblin King's health.

By the time all five Demon Spiders had died,

Cao Xing glanced at the Goblin King's health.

[HP: 3214/61740]

The last 3,000 HP!

Just to be safe,

Cao Xing also sent the two Ice Elementals over to their deaths.

This stalled the Goblin King for another two seconds.

And its health had already dropped to 1,700!

The hope of victory appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

At this moment, the Goblin King was less than 50 meters away from him!

Liu Muxue took a deep breath and held her shield, blocking the path in front of Cao Xing.

She seemed to know that the Goblin King's target was Cao Xing.

She wanted to block the Goblin King for Cao Xing, but with her current attributes, she would likely be blown apart by a single sword strike.

Touched as he was from behind, Cao Xing shouted, "Muxue, come back! The Goblin King is on its last legs; it can't catch me."

"Assam, hold off the Goblin King! Don't let him get over here!"

Hearing this, Liu Muxue turned around without hesitation and sprinted backward.

Meanwhile, Assam was already controlling his Frost Wolf, charging madly toward the Goblin King!

*Thud!*

The Frost Wolf charged right up to the Goblin King, using its massive body to block its path.

"Ants! Get out of my way!"

The Goblin King swept its sword across.

The Frost Wolf's massive body was directly sent flying.

[-2136]

A massive damage number floated up; the Frost Wolf was nearly insta-killed on the spot!

By this time, Cao Xing was already controlling the Crawler Robot to carry himself away at full speed.

He knew that the Goblin King's target was himself.

However, the Goblin King was afflicted by the [Hampering Dagger] and had its movement speed drastically reduced by the [Frost Magic Shield], so it couldn't catch up to Cao Xing at all!

Meanwhile, Dabai, whose health had recovered to 8,500, directly activated [Furious Charge] and charged over like a tank.

*Rumble! Rumble!*

It rushed over like a runaway truck.

The Goblin King also seemed to realize that it could no longer catch up to that human.

*Thud!*

It violently slammed its longsword into the floor.

The next moment, Cao Xing felt the ground beneath his feet trembling violently.

At the same time, two Earth Elementals nearly three meters tall, completely constructed of earth, suddenly appeared!

These two puppets were both Tier 3 Elite creatures.

Cao Xing didn't even have time to check their attributes and directly ordered, "Andrew, Assam, take one each and hold down these two Earth Elementals!"

"Everyone else, keep attacking the Goblin King with everything you've got!"

With only 1,700 HP left, Cao Xing was determined to take it down no matter what!

The recruited creatures obeyed Cao Xing's command.

Assam and Andrew each rushed toward an Earth Elemental.

Even though these Earth Elementals were Tier 3 Elites with strength more than double their own,

they showed no fear whatsoever under Cao Xing's command!

"Roar!"

"Moo!"

Dabai was trying its best to hold down the Goblin King.

Meanwhile, Sarah, Renice, and Blot were dealing damage with all their might.

Damage numbers popped up one after another above the Goblin King's head.

At this moment, the Goblin King was surrounded and could no longer charge over to hunt down Cao Xing.

Out of sheer frustration, it swung its greatsword and slashed violently at Dabai.

Dabai also raised its elephant hooves high, and the two sides clashed head-on once again.

*Boom!*

[-2543]

[-544]

This time, the Goblin King did not fall into a stunned state.

However, its health was down to the final 1,200!

A figure flashed like a ghost, slashing across the Goblin King's face.

[-263!]

Nearby, Renice had been aiming for a long time, and she instantly released her arrow.

[Wind-Chasing Arrow!]

*Whoosh!*

[-272!]

At this point, the Goblin King had just over 600 HP left.

It also knew that its situation had reached an extremely critical level.

"Roar! Roar!"

Low growls constantly escaped its beastly mouth as it slammed its longsword directly into the ground.

The next moment, the entire palace began to shake violently.

Countless cracks appeared, and bursts of debris erupted from them, attacking everyone.

*Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!*

[-257]

[-248]

[-233]

[-254]

Three-digit damage numbers constantly popped up above the heads of all recruited creatures, their health draining away like flowing water.

Meanwhile, the three robots and one of the Centaurs had already been slashed by the Goblin King earlier.

The health they had managed to recover with great difficulty began to rapidly bottom out, and casualties were imminent.

Right at this moment,

Cao Xing, who had been aiming for a long time, suddenly pulled the trigger.

*Bang!*

[-464!]

Armor break!

Critical hit!

Double damage!

But the Goblin King was still not dead!

The Goblin King still held onto its longsword, keeping it firmly impaled in the ground.

*Rumble!*

The health of all recruited creatures began to drop precipitously.

The durability of the Drill Robot and the Bulldozer Robot had dropped to zero, and black smoke began to rise from their heads.

Up to this point, the first casualties had finally occurred.

"Retreat! Fall back quickly!"

Cao Xing shouted a warning.

All recruited creatures began to retreat frantically, trying to escape the range of the Goblin King's ultimate skill.

At this moment, the Goblin King had only 201 HP left.

However, the [Barrett] had a two-second attack interval, making consecutive rapid shots impossible.

At this moment, Cao Xing and Blot raised their staffs simultaneously.

*Pfft!*

Blot condensed a mass of black smoke and blasted it toward the Goblin King.

[-131]

Just over 60 HP remained.

At this moment, Cao Xing's gaze focused, and three ice cones shot out.

*Whoosh! Whoosh, whoosh!*

The ice cones all struck the Goblin King's face.

[-24!]

[-27!]

[-25!]

Under everyone's expectant gazes, the Goblin King's health was completely depleted!

At this moment, the Goblin King released its grip on the longsword, and the ground's tremors ceased.

The two Earth Elementals that had been frantically attacking Assam and Andrew also stopped their movements.

At the same time, the Goblin King seemed to close its eyes on its beastly face.

It turned its head with difficulty, reverting to its previous aged countenance.

A look of liberation was written on its face.

It looked at Cao Xing gratefully and used the last of its strength to utter its final words.

"Thank you…"

As the voice faded, the Goblin King's body collapsed.

At the same time, a system notification appeared.

[Successfully killed the Goblin King: Nagum Earthshaker Lv25 (Tier 3 Boss-level creature). Slaying a higher-level monster, gained EXP: 2500 * 300%, total EXP gained: 7500]

[Congratulations! As you are the first Survivor in the entire server to kill a Boss-level creature, you have received the First Kill Reward: Aurora Holy Shield Skill Book (Gold) * 1]

Although he didn't level up, his experience bar instantly soared to 87% of Level 9.

With just over a thousand experience points left, he could level up directly to Level 10!

"Holy crap! So much experience, and even an Aurora Holy Shield Skill Book!"

At this moment, intense joy appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

However, the reward notifications were not over yet…

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