weddingnovel Chapter 4: First Battle - Goblin Highlands
Chapter 4: First Battle - Goblin Highlands
Clearly, the flow of time in the underground city is completely different from that in the outside world.
Even though the moon is high in the sky and the night is as dark as ink in reality, it is still as bright as day inside.
Under the bright sunshine, the wilderness and woodlands around the "Goblin Highlands" looked like a vast expanse of green, which was very magnificent.
A gentle breeze swept by, and a sudden ripple stirred up the waist-high, lush bushes.
Small figures snaked their way through the low bushes, like venomous snakes darting among them.
When these traces emerged, it became clear that they were a group of dwarf-like green creatures.
Despite their small size, their fierce and ugly faces exude a murderous aura, and the weapons they wield, though simple, are deadly enough.
[Goblin Soldier (LV1): A weak monster who is afraid to even leave its own door, capable of using the most basic weapons and equipment, whose combat ability is as worrisome as its intelligence.]
As the most common beginner monster in "Goblin Highlands".
These lowest-ranking goblin soldiers typically patrol in groups of three to five.
Although its individual combat strength is not strong, it is very good at forming formations to fight.
They can cause great trouble for challengers by using a combination of long-range and close-range techniques with bows and arrows and machetes.
However, just as the five goblin soldiers had been running for a while and were resting under the tree,
Whoosh! Suddenly, a loud explosion rang out in the air, as if space itself had been torn open!
Under the sunlight, a heavy object cast a blurry gray shadow, flew over the low bushes, and smashed into the forehead of one of the goblin soldiers!
Before the goblin could even scream, its head exploded like a watermelon smashed by a hammer, and its body collapsed limply to the ground.
Immediately, the other four goblins let out a sharp cry and quickly raised their weapons, aiming them at the direction from which the object was flying.
Snap! As the bushes were roughly cleaved open, a burly figure strode out.
[Host attribute change detected, Constitution +1]
[Host attribute change detected, Agility +1]
It was Lin Jue, who had chased after them here in a fit of rage. He was radiating a powerful killing intent, looking like a god of death who had walked out of hell.
Even though the "Constitution" and "Agility" attributes have improved during the pursuit.
But this small reward is far less than the anger caused by the disfigurement of his biceps.
After glancing at the goblins, who were as small as children, Lin Jue turned his gaze to the weapon he had just thrown... a fifty-kilogram dumbbell.
His anger intensified when he discovered that his beloved dumbbells were covered in goblin bits of flesh and brains.
Damn it, can't these bastard monsters just fight me head-on like men?
Why did you have to run away? Why did you have to get my training tools dirty? Do you know how much trouble it is to clean these things?
Just as Lin Jue was thinking about whether he should soak the dumbbells in some disinfectant for a while,
"Eek!" The lead goblin soldier let out a strange cry, raised his shield, and charged towards him!
Although the goblin's shield is not large, it is made of fine iron and looks quite sturdy.
But in the next moment, a fist the size of a clay pot slammed down hard on the iron shield from above!
The immense force slammed the goblin shieldbearer to his knees, his legs cracking and popping with each blow!
But that was far from over. Seeing that this guy was still alive, Lin Jue continued to punch him relentlessly!
Damn it, you're so ungrateful! You won't just obediently die, which puts me in a difficult position.
In an instant, heavy fist shadows rained down on the shield.
With each strike, the goblin beneath the shield would sink an inch into the ground, like driving a stake into the ground.
Soon, the goblin vanished into thin air as if by magic.
Only one shield, deeply embedded in the earth, still bears a faint trace.
The iron shield lies dormant on the earth, like a unique tombstone.
At the same time, a prompt message appeared before Lin Jue's eyes, indicating that he could gain experience.
[Monster "Goblin Soldier (LV1)" has been defeated, gaining 50 experience points]
Including the goblin that was just killed by the dumbbell thrown from afar.
These two goblins provided Lin Jue with a total of 100 experience points.
Considering that it only takes 1000 experience points to upgrade from LV1 to LV2, killing 18 more is enough.
Thinking of this, Lin Jue's gaze toward the three goblins beside him suddenly became fervent.
.....
Two minutes later, the head of the last bow and arrow goblin was crushed by a single stomp.
Lin Jue successfully reaped his first experience points in the dungeon.
In addition, he even received some unexpected benefits.
[Monster "Goblin Soldier (LV1)" has been defeated, gaining 50 experience points and dropping the item "Basic Recovery Potion"]
[Since the host's sequence cannot use items, any items obtained will be automatically converted into gold coins.]
The "Basic Recovery Potion" has been converted into "1 Gold Coin".
As the system voice sounded, a gleaming golden coin landed in Lin Jue's hand.
Lin Jue never expected that the dungeon system would be so considerate, automatically converting things he didn't need.
More importantly, this "gold coin" is actually a real gold coin, pure gold!
Holding the valuable gold coin in his hand, Lin Jue was stunned for a moment, and then a surge of joy welled up in his heart.
It's pure gold... Doesn't that mean I can take this thing out and exchange it for real money in the real world?
While the currency in the dungeon cannot be used in the real world, precious metals do not have this limitation.
Gold is gold; it can be exchanged for money anytime, anywhere.
Moreover, Lin Jue casually weighed the gold coins in his hand.
The gold coin was found to be quite heavy, weighing at least thirty grams.
Based on the current gold price, one gram costs approximately one thousand yuan.
In other words, the gold coin he has alone is worth at least 30,000.
Lin Jue now works hard every day at the port, carrying bricks and doing the work of two people.
Even working myself to the bone for a month, I can only earn about ten thousand yuan, which is barely enough to cover my sister's hospital bills.
The gold coin he had earned in just a few minutes was worth three months' worth of his income.
Thinking of this, Lin Jue excitedly flicked the gold coin with his thumb and caught it with a dashing gesture.
However, he lost his grip and the gold coin fell into the bushes beside him.
"..."
Luckily, no one around saw it, otherwise it would have been incredibly embarrassing.
However, just as Lin Jue awkwardly walked into the bushes to pick up the gold coin...
Deep within the grove of trees in that direction, several green shadows could be faintly seen.
At the same time, a series of wailing sounds came from the other side.
"So that's how it is. It's actually a lucky gold coin, guiding me in the right direction."
He flicked the gold coin into the air again and caught it steadily.
Lin Jue picked up his dumbbell, which was stained with blood and brain matter, from the ground.
A friendly smile appeared on his face as he slowly walked towards the direction from which the sound came.
That night, the wind in Goblin Highlands seemed unusually noisy.
The stench of brain matter emanating from a dumbbell smashing a skull never ceased in the air.
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The next morning, when Lin Jue walked into the classroom of Baigang High School with dark circles under his eyes and yawning.
Jiang Fan, his deskmate who was secretly reading Playboy, glanced at him and teased:
"Hey, I rarely see you so listless. Did you lift too many weights last night?"
Lin Jue didn't have many friends at school; Jiang Fan was one of them, if not more.
However, this guy wasn't exactly a good person either. He often spread some indescribable mysterious items at school and had long been on the teachers' blacklist.
Being with Lin Jue, a weirdo who's obsessed with body training, is a case of birds of a feather flocking together.