Chapter 50: Tribal Treasure! The Birth of the Hobgoblin Traitor

Tang Zheng took it from the hand of the Hobgoblin Mu Guo with great interest.

Looking at the simple, fair-colored bone necklace in his hand, he noticed that unlike the somewhat filthy Hobgoblin Mu Guo, the surface of this bone accessory was extremely clean.

He hadn't noticed at first.

Only upon closer inspection did he discover that a faint, pale green light flickered across the surface of the bone, which was the size of a ping-pong ball.

This was the magical luster belonging to a magic item.

"This is the bone of a Great-Horned Elk."

"The Great-Horned Elk is a type of magic beast in the depths of the jungle; it possesses massive horns, just this big..."

Hobgoblin Mu Guo gestured with both hands while explaining the origin of this magic item.

From the pained expression on its face, one could tell how important this magic item was to it and the "Jike Tribe."

Under the other party's somewhat chaotic explanation, Tang Zheng finally understood the ability of this bone necklace.

According to Hobgoblin Mu Guo, the Great-Horned Elk, which possesses large horns, is a magic beast that originally lived in the Tobu Great Forest.

It is born with the ability to move freely through the jungle, so this magic item made from the skull of a Great-Horned Elk also possesses this ability.

Hearing this.

Tang Zheng already knew what ability this bone necklace contained.

"Forest Passage"!

Like "Camouflage," it was another faith-based magic.

The specific effect of this magic is the ability to move through jungle environments without being obstructed by plants; Tang Zheng had forgotten whether it was third-tier or fourth-tier.

However!

This "Forest Passage" magic was much more practical than "Camouflage."

Knowing that this bone necklace had such an effect.

Tang Zheng naturally had no intention of returning it, though he did not wear it around his neck like Hobgoblin Mu Guo, but instead wrapped it around his wrist.

Magic items need to be placed in a fixed position on the body to exert their effects.

For example, a ring only exerts its ability when worn on a finger.

But this bone necklace before him—while called a necklace, it was actually just that ping-pong ball-sized piece of bone, so calling it an ornament was no exaggeration.

The string made of some kind of slender vine was merely for the convenience of the Hobgoblin to carry it!

Even if this vine string were removed, it would have no impact on the magic item.

"Alright, small talk is over."

"Now, it's time to talk about business."

After acquiring a magic item, Tang Zheng looked at Hobgoblin Mu Guo in a very good mood.

Business?

A blank look appeared in Hobgoblin Mu Guo's eyes.

"That's right." Tang Zheng nodded, a cold glint flashing slightly in his eyes.

The reason he hadn't killed this Hobgoblin earlier was just incidental; his true purpose was what he was about to do next.

"Since you came to the outer region to select outstanding individual goblins, you must be very familiar with all the goblin communities in the outer region, right?"

"So, how about you take me there?"

Tang Zheng said with a smile on his face.

He had spent over half a month in the forest hunting goblins, relying entirely on luck to keep bumping into them. The Tobu Great Forest was simply too vast!

The difficulty of moving through the jungle and the disadvantages of the nighttime environment greatly slowed his leveling pace.

It was fine before level ten, as he could gain at least one or two hundred experience points a day by hunting magic beasts and goblins. But as his level reached ten, it currently required a full 5,000 experience points to level up.

If he continued to gain experience at the usual speed, he wouldn't be able to level up many times in the remaining half-month.

The appearance of Hobgoblin Mu Guo gave Tang Zheng a new idea.

Regarding the locations of the various goblin communities in the outer region, who could be better at knowing them than the goblins themselves?

That's right!

He now needed a guide, and the Hobgoblin before him that could speak and communicate was simply the most suitable candidate... no, the most suitable goblin candidate.

"Human, my lord, cannot kill, kill..."

Seeing the smile on Tang Zheng's face, Hobgoblin Mu Guo felt as if it had seen a demon, and it began to stutter while trembling all over.

As expected!

It possessed intelligence close to that of a human and could understand from Tang Zheng's words what he wanted it to do next.

"This isn't a negotiation."

[9+Shu_ba]

Tang Zheng smiled, stepped forward, raised his foot, and forcefully stomped on the ankle of the Hobgoblin's left foot, crushing the bone.

"Ah!!!"

Hobgoblin Mu Guo's scream once again resounded through the forest, startling a series of birds.

After a bit of friendly communication!

Hobgoblin Mu Guo quickly agreed to Tang Zheng's excellent proposal and immediately informed him of the location of the nearest goblin tribe.

Tang Zheng, satisfied, dragged Hobgoblin Mu Guo along and headed toward the location of that goblin community.

A figure moved rapidly through the forest.

Large amounts of shrubs, grass, and interconnected branches parted on their own, clearing a path for this figure.

A magic item with the "Forest Passage" ability.

Tang Zheng's speed increased several times over; the disadvantage of his agility being unable to be utilized due to the jungle environment was instantly overcome.

Moreover, this process did not cause much noise.

With "Forest Passage" combined with "Camouflage," as long as one hadn't mastered detection-type magic, there was almost no possibility of being discovered.

No wonder Hobgoblin Mu Guo had tracked him for so long without him noticing at all!

The time that followed was a slaughter!

With Hobgoblin Mu Guo providing locations and the effect of the magic item, almost no goblin could escape from Tang Zheng's hands!

During this period.

Tang Zheng even wiped out a large goblin tribe with over two hundred goblins and five ogres.

If it had been before he had the "Forest Passage" magic item.

Facing the siege of five ogres, Tang Zheng would likely have had no choice but to avoid their edge.

But with the ability of "Forest Passage," the jungle environment was no longer an obstacle; relying solely on his speed advantage, the five ogres were easily kited and killed by Tang Zheng.

Ever since this large goblin tribe was cut from head to tail by Tang Zheng's sword and completely slaughtered!

Hobgoblin Mu Guo, which had still been struggling a bit, had completely given up and become an obedient guide!

How could Tang Zheng not be aware of Hobgoblin Mu Guo's little schemes?

With the greedy and cunning nature of goblins, it would be problematic if there were no resistance at all.

However, seeing such a powerful large goblin tribe also wiped out by him, Hobgoblin Mu Guo had clearly completely abandoned resistance.

(End of chapter)