Chapter 15: Ten‑Li Slope Sword God's Great Failure

"Failed again, it's not that simple!"

Mu Yi watched the fleeing goblin, his face filled with frustration.

He copied an Eight Formation Diagram from the internet, intending to try to reproduce it in the dungeon, but found it completely useless.

He deliberately conducted several experiments, capturing a number of goblins as control subjects, but none succeeded.

The stone formation he laid out with stones was merely a regular pile of stones arranged by pattern, having no special effect at all, and it did not trigger any Zongwang Prompt.

"As expected, I'm no Military Strategist genius; creating formations like that is just too ambitious."

He clapped his hands, Mu Yi walked deeper into the woods; the experiment was over, so it was time to end today's dungeon run.

From clumsy to skilled, from panicked to calm, humanity's adaptability seems far greater than they themselves imagine.

With the growth of his Inner Qi, Mu Yi finally achieved the feat of clearing the dungeon unharmed without activating his Elite Talent.

Looking at the goblin leader he had beheaded with a single strike, Mu Yi felt a swell of accomplishment, as if he were once again grinding points in some deep abyss.

From initially getting injured to now clearing without a scratch, his strength has shown significant improvement each time.

Mu Yi glanced at the goblins' panicked fleeing figures, feeling he needed to put an end to today's battle, as chasing these goblins would yield little gain.

His slaughter experience had already accumulated a lot; perhaps he could level up four or five ranks at once?

But so far, aside from raising his job level, he hadn't found any other use for slaughter experience, leaving Mu Yi somewhat depressed, like having money with nowhere to spend it.

Worse still, the true currency, Zongwang Disaster Coin, was nowhere near enough, and he couldn't find a way to increase his income.

Fortunately, each dungeon clear guarantees 100 Zongwang Disaster Coins as a baseline; otherwise he'd truly be stuck with no way up or down.

Thanks to the popular science in the book "General: Know Your Profession," Mu Yi plans to save up 1,000 Zongwang Disaster Coins to scavenge a Jiuzhou dungeon scroll on the forum.

According to the book's author, the most suitable worlds for a General's early development are undoubtedly the various Jiuzhou Civilization Worlds; as a Military Family Descendant with inherent household registration, no matter which era's dungeon world he enters, he will surely gain some benefit.

At the very least, it could shore up his Military Strategist foundation; a towering building starts from the ground, yet he has no foundation at all—purely like a blind man feeling an elephant, poking here and hammering there, he'll surely suffer a major loss sooner or later.

【You cleared the dungeon: Goblin Disaster (Simple Difficulty), earning a base reward of 100 Zongwang Disaster Coins and 100 Universal Experience points】

【You have cleared Goblin Disaster (Simple Difficulty) 10 times; the Goblin Disaster (Simple Difficulty) is now closed】

Seeing the Simple Difficulty option on the Zongwang Panel already dimmed, Mu Yi froze.

"What?" Mu Yi stared blankly at the Zongwang Prompt.

Although he had already guessed that the novice dungeon wouldn't be permanently available, he never expected to reach the limit after just 10 runs, leaving him only 100 coins short of the 1,000 he needed!

To be frank, Mu Yi had guessed that Zongwang wouldn't let Zongwang Players stay forever in their comfort zone to develop, but this was too fast—his all‑in plan hadn't even begun before it was doomed.

He scratched his head, Mu Yi took a deep breath, turned his gaze to the remaining option; fortunately the two dungeons' cooldowns aren't shared, so he can still grind the Hard Difficulty.

Speaking of which, he really is a bit wary of the unknown; after all this time he still hasn't tried the Hard Difficulty of Goblin Disaster.

"Oh well, since we're here, let's make the best of it—I want to see just how big the difference is between Hard and Simple Difficulty!"

"Now transmitting player into dungeon: Goblin Disaster (Hard)……"

"Transmission successful."

"Hiss!" Mu Yi rubbed his head, wondering why the dizziness from entering the hard dungeon felt one‑third stronger than that of the easy one.

Having gradually grown accustomed to it, he now felt the long‑absent sensation of dizziness and blurred vision.

"The environment hasn't changed much! So this is just a pure numbers tweak, right?"

Mu Yi surveyed the familiar surroundings, finding them hardly different from the easy version; the dim forest looked as if it concealed endless danger.

"Gah‑gah‑gah!"

Accompanied by the already familiar goblin cries, pairs of eyes glowing green with hunger lit up from the shadows.

Under Mu Yi's gaze, a half‑human‑tall green‑skinned goblin walked into the scene, its mouth still dripping some unknown liquid, but the striking difference was their equipment.

"Is this a case of swapping a bird‑gun for a cannon? Have their attack and defense stats been upgraded? It really feels like a game dungeon déjà vu!"

Mu Yi stared in surprise at the goblin squad wearing leather armor and wielding iron weapons; though they still looked rather rough, it was obvious the goblins had mastered armor‑making and smithing, now able to produce their own gear.

"No wonder it's called Goblin Disaster—so this is what it means!"

Mu Yi somewhat understood what Goblin Disaster meant; originally goblins only had numbers as their advantage, but if they mastered production technology, their terrifying reproductive capacity would become a nightmare for other races.

It's like bugs: a single bug can be swatted dead with ease, but when their numbers reach a certain threshold they can become a locust plague, and further on they can turn into an Insect Tribe Catastrophe.

"Is this dungeon a time fragment from a world before it was ravaged by goblins?" Mu Yi felt that after completely clearing the novice dungeon, he might unexpectedly gain a boon.

"But before that, I still need to take care of you first!" Mu Yi's eyes began to redden.

Even a lion uses full force when catching a rabbit; the hard dungeon has already shown his difference, so Mu Yi naturally must respond with full effort.

"Kill!"

Mu Yi let out an instinctive roar, then charged at the goblins.

It's obvious that the goblins of Hard Difficulty and those of Simple Difficulty are completely different creatures.

In Simple Difficulty, when Mu Yi activates his Elite Talent and Blood Qi Overflowing Heaven takes effect, the scene of goblins being scared witless and fleeing in all directions appears.

But these goblins before him are entirely different; they possess a fervor those goblins lack, making them utterly unlike the timid ones.

Truly mad……

Gazing at the goblin corpses strewn before him, Mu Yi muttered.

If the Goblin Disaster of Simple Difficulty is at most a regional calamity, then the current Goblin Disaster likely truly threatens towns and kingdoms.

Such fervent fighting spirit makes one tremble at the sight.

But for Mu Yi now, the goblins' fervor actually saves him the time of chasing them all over.