Chapter 6: Bugbear

Xia Nan carefully examined his attribute panel.

Compared to the surprise brought by the quantification of his own attributes, his various values were nothing special.

The six-dimensional attributes were all "5," which he thought was just the level of an ordinary person.

And the attribute panel itself was extremely rudimentary, like some unfinished third-rate game, and he couldn't see anything at all.

The only thing worth mentioning was the lonely existence in his skill column:

【Spinning Slash】 lv4 (99/100)

"Is it still 1 point away from leveling up?"

Xia Nan muttered in his heart.

Although he knew he couldn't rush it, after all, he was only 1 experience point away from leveling up to lv5.

He couldn't help but feel itchy in his heart, urgently wanting to know what kind of benefits this level's improvement could bring him.

His brain recalled the timing of the proficiency increase just now.

"I don't know if using moves in battle has a bonus effect compared to daily training."

Having just transmigrated into this world, he was a newbie adventurer, and he only had one skill inherited from the original owner.

The attribute panel had only a few lines, and he couldn't see anything even if he looked at it.

Xia Nan glanced at it a few more times, then collected his mind and returned to his duty of keeping watch.

……

The next day.

Just as the sky was getting bright, the Scum squad packed up their luggage and supplies and left the campsite.

In the Mist Forest in the early morning, the visibility was no different from the night.

The dense mist permeated the air, coupled with the lush vegetation that looked no different in Xia Nan's eyes, ordinary people would never be able to recognize the road.

Walking for half a day, he even had the illusion that they had been walking in place.

But the two in front showed a confident and determined look, as if there was a small map in their brains.

Xia Nan didn't say anything, just followed closely like a little tail.

When they stopped, he stood still;

When they lowered their voices, he followed suit and acted sneakily.

As for why a low-level adventurer squad like the Scum squad could walk leisurely in the Mist Forest like strolling in their own backyard, and even locate the vague direction of the Goblin nest in the complex terrain.

Xia Nan had some vague guesses.

On one hand, it should be the past experience as "veterans" that allowed Maji and the others to distinguish directions based on some details in the forest that he didn't know;

On the other hand, judging from the way this hunter who had left his hometown would stop from time to time and sniff with his nose against the ground like a hunting dog,

He should also have mastered some kind of exclusive prerequisite skill belonging to a certain profession, similar to 【Spinning Slash】.

But just like Gagu and Maji, they didn't mention the skills he displayed after the battle, as if they didn't see them.

Xia Nan didn't ask too much about this.

He just noted in his heart that in the future, when encountering other adventurers, he needed to avoid this aspect and not talk too much, so as not to cause unnecessary disputes.

After walking through the forest for about three hours, a small hillside came into view.

In the center of the hillside was a mud-stone cave clearly excavated by creatures, and there were traces of a large number of biological activities at the entrance.

A faint foul smell could be smelled in the air.

"We're here!"

Maji's face showed uncontrollable excitement, and he lowered his voice.

"What do you say, shall we go in directly?"

Gagu held his iron axe with both hands, his pupils slightly reddened, obviously ready for battle.

"This kind of cave shouldn't have any retreat." Maji carefully examined the small hillside in front and hesitated for a moment. "We can go in directly."

"Later, you take the front row, Xia Nan in the middle, and I'll bring up the rear." He weighed the longbow in his hand. "Be careful, don't be careless!"

Hearing this, Xia Nan, who was about to follow the team into the cave, couldn't help but ask the doubt in his heart:

"The size of this cave entrance is enough for two adults to stand straight and walk side by side, right?"

"Is digging the entrance so big a habit of Goblins?"

"Uh..."

This question seemed to have stumped Maji behind him; his voice paused, and he didn't speak for a long time.

"The main force has already been solved, why do you care so much!?"

The Goblin's treasure was close at hand, and Gagu's tone was exceptionally impatient.

"If you're scared, get lost! There won't be a share for you when it comes to the trophies in the cave!"

During the conversation, the few people didn't stop their steps and had already walked into the cave.

"Damn!" Xia Nan cursed secretly, scanning the scale of the cave around him, feeling a bad premonition in his heart.

"These two bastards have sandwiched me from front and back."

"If I retreat now, I'm afraid I'll be the first one to suffer."

Things had come to this, and he could only follow the two to the end.

Actually, it was just that Xia Nan had just arrived in this world and didn't know much about the adventurer profession.

But if he had been in contact for a few more days, he would understand.

The reason why low-level adventurers are crowned with the word "low-level" might be because of their lack of strength, but on the other hand, it is also because of their untimely courage, "just right" cowardice, conscience that can be blinded by a few bags of gold coins,

And, the brain manipulated by greed.

Frequently changing team members, wearing rags after adventuring for many years, a team of scum, and still letting a pure newbie like Xia Nan join the team at will...

Just based on these, one could already see some clues.

But it was too late to consider these now.

All Xia Nan could do was tighten his grip on the longsword and carefully guard against everything around him.

The cave was not deep, and it soon showed signs of reaching the bottom.

"Gurgle..."

Accompanied by faint firelight, some strange sound came from the corner ahead.

Unable to suppress the excitement in his heart, Gagu, who was walking at the front of the team, had his muscles swell, and his eyes turned slightly red.

Roar—

He roared wildly in a very undisciplined manner and rushed up with his heavy two-handed axe held high.

Then,

Like a stray dog whose neck was pinched,

The roar stopped abruptly.

Although Xia Nan was startled by Gagu's voice, his feet were not slow, following closely behind.

Therefore, in the second moment, he also saw the scene that made Gagu lose his voice.

Mentioned earlier, as a single-sex creature, Goblins need to rely on the opposite sex of other races to reproduce.

And as an intelligent creature that is more widely distributed in the multiverse than Goblins, although humans possess a huge number of high-end combat forces, the number of their ordinary individuals is also the largest among all races.

Therefore, most of the opposite sex looted by Goblins for the purpose of reproduction are humans.

And due to the relatively weak physique of ordinary human individuals, most of these women lose their lives before the second birth because of the brutal and inhumane reproduction methods of Goblins, the harsh environment, and many other reasons.

And these despicable mongrels naturally wouldn't hold any funeral for them.

Goblins who have been struggling on the line of food and clothing all year round naturally prioritize filling their stomachs when facing those poor women.

Thus, there was the scene that Xia Nan saw.

It is foreseeable that this scene will bring an explosive impact to Xia Nan, an ordinary person from modern society.

Even if he becomes a senior adventurer in the future, this will be deeply engraved in his memory.

Of course, what could make a half-breed Orc like Gagu, who had been drinking blood since childhood, lose his ability to speak due to fear, would naturally not be this kind of scene they had long been accustomed to.

But the burly figure sitting at the deepest part of the cave, hidden behind the shadows.

Behind him was Maji's panicked scream that sounded like a chicken crowing:

"Bugbear!!!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 7 =====