Chapter 7: Second War: Goblin Disaster

After his shortcut failed, Mu Yi chose to return to the Dungeon; reason told him that, given the terrible reputation, the information he obtained might turn out to be a huge trap.

It's more realistic to honestly explore on one's own.

His intuition told him that Elite Talent is also something that improves with practice; as long as he uses it a few more times, he'll surely make progress.

"Transferring player into Dungeon: Goblin Disaster (Simple)…"

The opening went smoothly; Mu Yi didn't encounter a Giant Wolf, and compared to Goblins, that creature inflicted the greatest damage on him.

Mu Yi even feels that if it weren't for the damage from the Giant Wolf, he wouldn't have gone berserk.

Poof!

The sharp machete easily pierced the Goblin's frail body, and amid its violent struggle, the original wound was further torn open and enlarged.

Mu Yi mercilessly swung the blade horizontally, giving the pitiful Goblin a swift release.

It's hard to imagine that just yesterday he was a feeble youth who couldn't even lift a chicken, and who couldn't bear to watch a chicken being slaughtered or a sheep being butchered.

Now, he can calmly deliver another slash to those Goblins writhing on the ground.

That said, although he's a model youth in reality, he's a devoted Paradox Interactive fan, casually crafting things like burning glass spheres and starfish cans.

Mu Yi nonchalantly wiped the blood that had splashed onto his gas mask's eye area, and watched a horde of Goblins emerge, feeling a touch of helplessness.

Goblin strength is feeble; an average person could cut them down, and their combat power is barely stronger than a goose's.

But their numbers are overwhelming, like unread notification dots: even after clearing them all, new ones appear after a few minutes.

Fortunately, with the sacrifice of hundreds of Goblins, Mu Yi's blade grew ever faster.

【Gained a 'Fierce' mark, current mark count: 178】

"The attributes have roughly doubled; shall we explore deeper?" Mu Yi mused, stroking his chin.

Because he's uninjured, even though his vision is now entirely blood‑red, he still maintains fairly rational thought.

The state feels a bit like pulling an all‑night, yet without any obvious discomfort.

After a brief contemplation, Mu Yi decided to go deeper; previously he had explored completely irrationally and didn't even know what a Goblin leader looked like.

"Hm?"

Not long after delving further, Mu Yi encountered another group of Goblins; he eagerly intended to send them and their companions to reunion, but the moment he stepped forward he noticed that among the Goblins one was holding a crooked wooden lump.

A hair‑thin, scorching fireball materialized out of nowhere, like a cannonball, its ferocious flames seeming to aim to devour Mu Yi, raising the surrounding air temperature by several degrees.

"I'm dodging!" Mu Yi reflexively rolled to the side; thanks to his now sturdy body, even in haste he managed to get far away.

"Boom!"

Like an RPG, a huge crater instantly formed in the ground.

Strangely, after the impact, no flames spread to cause a forest fire; the fire simply vanished as if it never existed, leaving only a pitch‑black crater.

"Goblin Mage?" Mu Yi's eyes twitched; he still didn't understand how such a creature could learn magic.

Could it be that these Goblins possess Dragon bloodlines, allowing them to draw spells directly from their veins?

It sounds somewhat plausible, but would a Dragon even regard Goblins?

Or perhaps a Goblin has become powerful enough to surpass a Dragon?

His thoughts stretched in an instant; Mu Yi noticed the Goblin Mage mumbling again, and he immediately cast aside all distractions, not wanting to be hit by such a thing.

Although his body is now terrifyingly robust, he doesn't think one can hard‑stop an RPG; humans shouldn't be able to.

"Take my hidden weapon!"

Mu Yi hurled his portable engineer's shovel, whistling through the air; it struck the target dead‑on, smashing precisely onto the Goblin Mage.

"Boom!"

The Goblin Mage exploded with a boom; the unfinished spell ran rampant inside his body. Knowing only how to cast spells but not understanding them, the Goblin Mage could only watch helplessly as the power surged, then detonated using his own body as a vessel.

"Sss! This is a Spellmaster, even suicide is this flamboyant!"

The Goblin Mage's self‑destruct blast was massive, instantly taking nearby Goblins with it.

Just as Mu Yi sighed that his head had been K‑ed by the Goblin Mage, he noticed a notification from the network system.

【Gained a 'Fierce' mark, current mark count: 203】

"? This counts as my kill," Mu Yi muttered, rubbing his chin, suddenly wondering if he could specialize as an archer.

As the old saying goes, spearmen have always been lucky, and archers have always been more prominent; perhaps switching to an archer would be safer.

He tapped his head, shaking off stray thoughts; for some reason, Mu Yi felt that the more 'Fierce' marks he accumulated, the more chaotic his mind became—perhaps this reflects his rationality gradually waning?

After learning the Goblin Mage's power, Mu Yi grew a bit more cunning, keeping an eye out while slaughtering Goblins, fearing he might be caught off‑guard by a Goblin Mage.

"Boom!"

Blazing blue lightning struck from the sky!

Mu Yi cleverly rolled away; his speed wasn't as fast as the lightning, but it far outpaced the Goblin Mage.

Relying on his encounters with several Goblin Mages, Mu Yi roughly calculated their casting times.

All he needs to do is move away before the Goblin completes its casting; although they call themselves mages, they lack true control over spells.

Now, with speed far surpassing the Goblins, Mu Yi can easily execute this, and eliminate the Goblin Mage before it chants a second spell.

"Strange? How come I've never seen a Goblin Warrior?"

Mu Yi tapped his somewhat heavy head; after dispatching several Goblin Mages, he had fully mastered how to deal with them, yet he found it odd that he hadn't seen a Goblin Warrior, another upper‑tier Goblin.

However, Mu Yi didn't notice that among the corpses of ordinary Goblins lay a Goblin with a sturdier body and far greater strength.

Compared with Mu Yi, who stacked his own status, the so‑called Goblin Warrior isn't much stronger than an ordinary Goblin.

Now, with a single slash, he can even cleave a Goblin's bone outright.

One slash kills instantly; there's nothing more to say.