"As the king of the goblins, greed is your nature, conquest, your desire!"
"To dominate all and relish everything!"
A voice filled with Western fantasy’s translationese echoed in Lin Baici’s ears.
"This is your lair, your territory, kill all those invaders, let the name of Goblin King echo through the land, let the world tremble."
"A hidden task released, kill all male humans, impregnate at least five female humans, and upon completion, you will immediately clear ’Escape from the Underground Dungeon’ and receive a generous additional reward!"
Lin Baici was stunned. Mainly because the task was too evil—murder was one thing, but impregnating five women?
However, considering that ’goblins’ are fantasy monsters belonging to the Chaotic Evil Camp, such a task was not incomprehensible.
"Do you accept the task? Please note, if not accepted within three minutes, it will be deemed forfeited!"
A countdown began to sound in Lin Baici’s ears.
Lin Baici outright refused. Killing men and impregnating women were things he simply couldn’t do.
"Are you sure you want to give up the hidden task?"
The Crazy Maid’s voice, although not unique, was quite recognizable—it was her who impersonated the NPC’s voice.
The voice disappeared.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Spears and arrows were shot, deflected by Muscle Buddha.
"It seems that I am the only one who can accept this task, since it matches the card I drew. That means other people must have received corresponding tasks!"
Lin Baici worried that someone might accept such evil tasks, posing a threat to him and Xia Hongyao.
The goblins’ cries rang out, and taking advantage of the cover of smoke, they launched a charge.
"To the left, break out!"
The smoke greatly obscured their vision. Suddenly, a dagger stabbed at Lin Baici from the right, barely piercing the skin, when a Flying Stone hurtled toward him.
The goblin’s head shattered.
Lin Baici saw the creature’s true form.
A bit over one meter tall, it looked like a developmentally deformed dwarf with short limbs and a slender body, yet its belly was large, swollen unnaturally as if suffering from a Guanyin clay-induced distension.
They had tiny heads with little flesh, sharp teeth, and kept making orc, orc noises, drooling in the process.
Suddenly, another appeared stealthily beside Lin Baici. This time, Muscle Buddha intervened, his palm smashing down.
The goblin’s head was squished into a pulp, splattering Lin Baici.
These monsters had dark green skin, wrapped only in tattered cloth at the waist. They had pointed ears, large eyes, and their weapons were clubs and daggers. Their strength was not formidable, but they were as nimble as rats.
"Where are you? I can’t see anyone!"
The Leather Pants Woman cried out urgently.
She had lost her bearings, but fortunately, while the goblins were numerous, their individual combat power was lacking. Unless they struck a human’s vital points, they couldn’t achieve a one-hit kill.
Leather Pants Woman chopped down with her sword, but the attacking goblin dodged the blow, lunged forward, and clung to her body, grabbing her arm and making it hard for her to swing her sword easily.
Other goblins also rushed up, and in the blink of an eye, four or five of them clung to her, slowing her movements.
"Captain, cough cough!"
Leather Pants Woman called out and then started to cough violently.
The smoke was choking, and apparently, it had an anesthetic effect; Leather Pants Woman felt dizzy and suffered from a throbbing pain, growing groggy.
Clay Human’s Flying Stones followed soon after.
Stones the size of walnuts struck the goblins on Leather Pants Woman, eliciting screams. Three of them had their heads burst open, splattering her with brain tissue.
The smoke obstructed Clay Human’s view, forcing it to attack by sound alone, avoiding harming Leather Pants Woman. But for the two goblins near her vitals, it didn’t aim for the head—instead, it targeted the body.
Luckily, Leather Pants Woman wasn’t useless. With three goblins gone, she gathered her strength and furiously pummeled the two that were still alive.
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The goblins were knocked to the ground.
The old man, though advanced in years and not very agile, was strong. The goblins that approached him were all slain. Xia Hongyao and the Bartender held their ground as well.
The dwarf, in a bit of a panic and somewhat disheveled, simply didn’t have enough experience exploring God’s ruins or fighting.
What surprised Lin Baici was the Bartender’s performance—it was unusually good.
It might just be that the goblins were too weak for him.
The goblins, familiar with the terrain, knew where to walk to intercept Lin Baici and his group from the front.
They frequently threw torches to create smoke, attempting to trap Lin Baici and his companions within.
But their combat power was indeed too weak.
Muscle Buddha facing them was like a Giant Spirit God beating up kindergarteners.
"We can’t outrun them, hold the position!"
Lin Baici chose a path for the breakout, one he had just traversed and could vaguely remember the layout.
Seeing the goblins constantly interfering, he ran into a dead-end cave and had Muscle Buddha guard the only tunnel entrance.
This at least ensured they wouldn’t be surrounded and slaughtered by monsters.
"Cough cough!" "Cough cough!"
The dwarf and the others couldn’t stop coughing, their faces turning blue, their eyes reddened from the smoke, their throats burning painfully.
But they knew, Lin Baici’s choice was the right one. At least now they no longer faced encirclement, only the discomfort of the smoke.