Chapter 31: Clan Destruction, Bountiful Experience

The kobold incubation chamber was exquisitely designed and extraordinarily complex, filled with dried beast skins and grassy branches to ensure the temperature remained sufficient.

When Fang Shi arrived, he saw not a single kobold egg, only empty incubators.

A quick glance told him that the roar of the kobold rogue earlier had likely alerted the kobolds inside.

They had hurriedly fled through small holes, carrying their kobold eggs and young.

He had fallen behind because he needed to advance while checking for traps.

Arriving here, he saw only the frantic and chaotic traces of the kobolds' escape.

Fang Shi was too lazy to pursue; kobolds were short, their tunnels small, and he could not stand upright. Crawling after them would only mean death, so why bother?

In any case, he only wanted the flammable materials in this incubation chamber to start a great fire.

This ritual was particularly long. When Fang Shi moved a pile of dry grass to the entrance of the hall, the kobolds inside had not yet finished.

It made him sigh; truly, they were worthy owners of dragon bloodlines.

According to the "Book of the Great Dragon," great dragons take a full day and night to reproduce offspring, and some have even seen white dragons persist for a month.

Thus, the whip of a great dragon has always been extremely valuable, exceeding the price of some Magical Items.

Of course, taking a long time was not a bad thing; Fang Shi hoped it would last even longer, feeling he was not yet fully prepared.

Unfortunately, all the flammable materials in the incubation chamber had already been removed, and he did not want to smash through the kobolds' dwellings to find more, lest he miss the opportunity.

He could only observe the situation while crafting some simple tools to use later.

As it turned out, Fang Shi had somewhat overestimated the integrity of these kobolds.

After finishing their business, they did not disperse but instead slept collectively on the ground.

Even the kobold shaman on the high platform was no exception; the way he embraced the kobold knight captain was too beautiful, making Fang Shi dare not look too long.

But this changed nothing; it merely required slightly adjusting some details of the plan.

Fang Shi cautiously checked once more, confirming that no living creature was awake.

He then strode boldly into the hall, his posture arrogant, yet his steps silent and his speed swift.

As for the four Fire-Flame Lizards, they had long since fallen into a peaceful sleep under the influence of the alcohol.

Fang Shi had beforehand smeared some scent-eliminating potion on his body, further reducing the chance of being discovered.

"These kobolds have far too low a vigilance. Since I started walking, apart from that rogue, there has not been a single proper resistance."

"Also, do kobolds really need to leave via the stone slab of the temple? Do ordinary kobolds possess the strength to push the stone slab?"

"It can't be that a kobold knight must come out every time, can it? Kobold knights are the big shots in a kobold tribe."

"Besides, I saw them digging holes quite skillfully; there must be other passages connecting to the outside world."

Although Fang Shi had many doubts in his heart, when it came time to strike, he showed no mercy.

He first dealt with the leading kobold shaman and the kobold knight captain; these two were the leaders and also the enemies posing the greatest threat to him.

"Hehe, truly paranoid kobolds; there are even traps on this altar."

Such small traps naturally could not stump Fang Shi. With two sword thrusts, the two level-five kobolds died instantly.

"Target eliminated."

"Extracting target soul energy. You gain 210 experience points and 21 survival points."

"Target eliminated."

"Extracting target soul energy. You gain 210 experience points and 21 survival points."

Data streams flashed by, and the experience was secured. After the deaths of these two kobolds, even if anything else happened, the kobolds' plummeting morale would allow him to retreat calmly.

Suddenly, Fang Shi thought of something and, with a mischievous hand, used his sword to prod the corpse of the kobold knight captain.

"It's male. Damn..."

Fang Shi felt a bit regretful and, in anger, killed another kobold.

As time passed, the smell of blood spread, and the Fire-Flame Lizards woke first. They kept calling out, awakening more kobolds.

Unfortunately, these kobolds had exhausted all their stamina during the ritual just now; they were utterly spent, their limbs weak, and completely lost the ability to resist.

Furthermore, Fang Shi had specifically targeted and killed the ruling group of the kobold tribe, so no one was left to stop or resist.

Seeing the situation turn dire, many kobolds began fleeing the hall.

Fang Shi took out the shortbow he had captured from the kobold rogue and shot it toward the hall's entrance.

Several carts with flames leaping from them burst out from the hall's passage, directly crushing the fastest-running kobolds to death.

At the same time, they blocked the entire passage, leaving only a small opening large enough for one person to escape.

As the flames on the carts shot skyward, the flickering light blinded the kobolds' eyes, causing them to flail about like headless flies.

Having lived for a long time in the dark underground palace, while the kobolds developed dark vision and low-light vision, they also increased their sensitivity to light.

They were no longer adapted to surface life; even a slightly bright flame caused discomfort to their eyes.

Let alone this firelight that illuminated almost the entire hall.

Such a chaotic scene was even more advantageous for Fang Shi's slaughter.

All his previous preparations were for this very moment.

Fang Shi was alone; if so many kobolds managed to escape, his losses would be great.

Therefore, he devised this method of blocking the door, while simultaneously using the fire to create a combat environment favorable to himself.

Of course, to avoid the kobolds having no hope of escape, which would cause them to fight to the death.

Fang Shi, with a kind heart, left them one passage. Although the passage was filled with flames and unbearably hot, they could endure it a bit and rush out.

Look, Fang Shi raised his head and saw a kobold, covered in flames, disappearing at the passage entrance.

This kobold's action spurred more kobolds to join its ranks.

Compared to the demons slaughtering in the hall, the kobolds, by nature bullies who fear the strong, were more willing to rush toward their own path to survival.

As a result, there were suddenly so many kobolds that traffic jammed.

Worse, several unlucky kobolds were squeezed onto a side cart, screaming as flames scorched them.

Fang Shi looked at the experience points thus added to his account and shook his head.

This won't work; be a bit orderly, line up, and more people can get out.

That's the logic, but no kobold was willing; they didn't fail to understand this principle, but Fang Shi was slaughtering right behind them.

Once they fell to the back, they might not escape; who would be willing to be the last one to enter the passage?

Chaos continued; who knows which kobold did it, but four Fire-Flame Lizard Dragons were released.

The Fire-Flame Lizard Dragons looked at Fang Shi slaughtering in the hall; their low intelligence drove them to seek good and avoid evil, so they dared not advance a single step.

Instead, at the hall's entrance passage, the fierce flames made them feel a rare warmth.

One by one, they charged recklessly, toppling many kobolds, and completely blocked the only path to survival.

This made the kobolds wail even more.

Some kobolds tried to force their way through the checkpoint and were burned to death by the Fire-Flame Lizard Dragons.

Some kobolds tried to communicate with the Fire-Flame Lizard Dragons; alas, all the kobold knights were dead, and the low-intelligence Fire-Flame Lizard Dragons simply didn't recognize them, ending in the same fate of being burned to death.

The remaining kobolds, seeing the divine might of the Fire-Flame Lizard Dragons, actually knelt on the spot, prostrating themselves in worship before them.

They even began communicating in Dragon Tongue, begging these Fire-Flame Lizard Dragons to eat them.

Unexpectedly, several kobolds actually united and began attacking Fang Shi.

Alas, the kobolds' strength was truly too weak; even though their biological level was 1, their attribute values were far too low.

Plus, with a body weight of only a dozen kilograms, a simple sweep from Fang Shi could sweep away a large crowd, making effective encirclement impossible.

As for ranged attacks, Fang Shi had killed combat-class professionals early precisely to avoid this situation.

Especially the magic-class professional kobold warlocks, who posed the greatest threat to him, didn't display a shred of strength before dying miserably beneath his sword.

They even became a pair of doomed lovers with the kobold knight captain.

After that, no further accidents occurred; the kobolds, lacking any ability to resist, were merely a flock of lambs awaiting slaughter.

Half an hour later, Fang Shi looked at the kobold corpses littering the ground and rubbed his sore arms.

Three years of experience in the apocalypse had long made him cold-blooded and ruthless; even though the kobold race belonged to intelligent beings, he killed without hesitation, his heart not trembling a single bit.

Moreover, though the kobolds looked like chicks under Fang Shi's hand, cut down one by one, pitiful and helpless,

in reality, kobolds were not kind but a type of evil creature.

They would not only sneak into human villages at night to steal.

They would even raid passing travelers and sell them as slaves.

When a kobold tribe expanded to a certain extent, they would even attack villages, demoting all intelligent beings they saw to slavery, forcing them to mine and smelt metals for them.

"Experience Points: 4002"

Fang Shi glanced at his gains; he had killed a total of 242 kobolds, gaining 3522 experience points in all.

On Blue Star, this would require killing at least 59 Fire-Winged Birds.

And the strength of 59 Fire-Winged Birds was something this kobold tribe could not compare to at all.

The challenge difficulty of the two was not on the same level.

Fang Shi estimated he could face at most five Fire-Winged Birds simultaneously; any more and he would be forced to flee in panic.

Given the current density of Fire-Winged Birds outside, facing five at once was the bare minimum.

For Fang Shi to level up, he could only design traps, luring and killing them one by one, with no guarantee of a hundred percent success rate.

Killing five or six in a day would be good enough, converting to just over three hundred experience points.

Unlike in the Mystical Realm, where one could easily farm over three thousand experience points.

This is the benefit of the Mystical Realm, truly deserving the title of a place of opportunity.

Uh, right, there are still four Fire-Flame Lizard Dragons left unresolved.

Fang Shi stepped through the blood, slowly walking toward the Fire-Flame Lizard Dragons.

But to his utter surprise, upon seeing Fang Shi's actions, these Fire-Flame Lizard Dragons turned, smashed through the carts, and bolted into the passage.

Their speed was so great that Fang Shi's running speed simply couldn't catch them.

Seeing this, Fang Shi helplessly sighed; what a pity for 240 experience points.

Now, at last, he had time to properly study the dragon-type creatures living here.