nycdaug Chapter 39 What do you mean by stealing monsters? This is called acting bravely for a just cause!
Chapter 39 What do you mean by stealing monsters? This is called acting bravely for a just cause!
Now that we've decided to form a "50-person group," we need to hurry.
The goblin camp was still expanding. If the old shaman gathered all the scattered goblins around, Jiang Ming felt that even if another fifty came, let alone fifty, they might not be enough.
The journey back was not peaceful either.
As soon as we stepped out of the dense forest, the bushes by the roadside began to shake violently.
"Splash—"
A gray rabbit, about the size of a mongrel, suddenly darted out, its two incisors gleaming with a metallic sheen, and pounced straight at Jiang Ming, who was walking at the front.
【Iron-Toothed Rabbit (Lv.2)】
[Danger Level: Low]
Jiang Ming didn't stop, instinctively drawing his sword to meet the attack.
This low-level beast is not even a warm-up for him now.
"Pfft!"
The blade sliced the rabbit in two without any resistance, and bright red blood splattered everywhere, filling the air with a bloody smell.
[Defeat the Iron-Toothed Rabbit (Lv.1) to gain 10 experience points!]
A kill notification popped up.
"Hey, time for an extra meal."
Zhong Chengyu picked up the rabbit that had been split in two from the ground with a grin.
"Remember to knock its teeth out for me."
Jiang Ming flicked the blood off his sword and continued walking in the direction he had come from.
The group consisted of six people: Jiang Ming in front, two long-handled weapons in the middle providing support, and two shields and an electric vehicle bringing up the rear.
When necessary, Wang Yang and Li Bin's two long-handled weapons can support Jiang Ming, who is leading the attack, and can also support Zhong Chengyu and the other two behind him. This configuration is practically a bulldozer in the current off-campus area.
Along the way, they also killed two lone iron-toothed rabbits and a black-scaled snake that was oblivious to its fate, and the group's murderous intent grew stronger.
I don't know how much time passed.
The outlines of those familiar dormitory buildings came into view.
Before everyone could catch their breath, a series of whooshing sounds and noisy shouts suddenly came from the grove of trees that connected to the path ahead.
"call out--"
"Pfft!"
That was the sound of an arrow hitting its target.
"Oh ho ho!"
Immediately following was the goblin's distinctive sharp cursing.
Jiang Ming paused, raising his hand to signal the group to stop.
He crouched down and approached the large tree in front of him, peering through the edge to observe what lay ahead.
At the edge of the area ahead, a dozen or so people were fighting and retreating.
The leader was Zhao Yanzhi, the president of the archery club.
The expensive composite bow in his hand was drawn to its fullest extent; with each arrow he fired, a goblin would either scream and fall to the ground or be pinned to a tree trunk.
Behind him, a dozen or so members, though not as skilled as him with archery, had the advantage of numbers. A volley of arrows was enough to suppress the pursuing monster, preventing it from raising its head.
Pursuing them was a squad of seven goblins.
There were no elite monsters, just ordinary ones wielding wooden clubs.
"It's Zhao Yanzhi and his group."
Li Bin adjusted his glasses, the lenses reflecting light. "Looks like they're lucky to have run into this group of goblins."
"Isn't this perfect?"
Wang Yang chuckled and gripped the axe in his hand tightly. "Let them fight, we'll just watch the show."
"Watching a play?"
Jiang Ming looked at the goblins with arrows stuck in their bodies and their health bars clearly half gone, as if he were looking at a few moving experience packs.
How could one not eat meat that's practically offered to them?
In online games, this is called "monster stealing".
In reality, this is called "acting bravely for a just cause".
"What are you all standing there for?"
Jiang Ming drew his black iron longsword, the blade reflecting a chilling glint in the sunlight.
He adjusted his breathing, suppressed his greedy desire to reap experience, and put on a righteous and awe-inspiring expression.
"How can we stand idly by when our classmates are in trouble?"
The shout was so loud and clear that it startled Zhong Chengyu, who was standing next to him.
Before anyone could react, Jiang Ming had already charged out like a cheetah.
"Hang in there! We're here to help you!"
His voice was loud and clear, and his aura was righteous.
Zhao Yan, who was kiting the monster in the distance, trembled and almost shot the arrow astray.
He turned around and saw Jiang Ming holding up that hideous, round shield with a demonic face, plunging straight into the battlefield with an aura that seemed capable of uprooting the earth.
"Wait! No..."
Just as Zhao Yanzhi was about to shout "Don't come any closer," Jiang Ming had already rushed to the front of the goblin.
The goblin had been shot in the thigh with an arrow and was moving slowly, making it Zhao Yanzhi's next target.
His last arrow was to block movement; the next arrow will be a headshot.
But Jiang Ming is completely unreasonable.
"Thump!"
Using the momentum of the charge, the demon-faced round shield slammed into the goblin's face.
The poor green monster didn't even have time to scream before its nose collapsed, its face was mangled, and its body fell backward.
Before it even hit the ground, a glint of cold light appeared first.
The black iron longsword, like a venomous snake spitting its tongue, precisely pierced its throat, and then with a flick of the wrist, shattered its cervical vertebrae.
[Defeat a goblin (Lv.1) to gain 10 experience points.]
Clean and neat.
But it's not over yet.
Jiang Ming kicked the corpse aside, used the momentum to turn around, shielded his left side with his shield, and drew a tricky arc with his longsword, slashing at another goblin that was wielding a wooden club.
The goblin's original target was a female archer in the distance, but Jiang Ming forcibly drew its aggro, causing it to turn around with a strange cry.
"Whoosh—"
A carbon arrow grazed Jiang Ming's scalp and embedded itself in the tree trunk behind the goblin.
That shot was fired by a boy from the archery club next to Zhao Yanzhi.
If Jiang Ming hadn't rushed in, this arrow should have pierced the goblin's eye socket.
"Oops, that was close!"
Jiang Ming didn't even turn his head, shouting, "Be careful, don't accidentally hurt our friendly forces!"
As he spoke, his hands didn't slow down at all.
Taking advantage of the goblin's momentary hunch as it flinched back in fear of the arrow, he lunged forward, thrusting his longsword into its jaw and piercing its brain.
Another headshot.
"I……"
Zhao Yanzhi finally realized what was happening. The veins on the back of his hand holding the bow bulged, and he almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
This isn't about helping out.
This guy is clearly here to steal kills!
Those goblins have already been badly damaged by their kites; if they have just one more minute, they can harvest them without taking any damage.
As a result, this guy rushed in and, without saying a word, finished off all the monsters with low health!
"Brothers, let's go! Don't leave Brother Jiang to carry this alone!"
Wang Yang, who was behind, also realized what was happening at this point.
What kind of act of heroism is this? This is just robbery!
With a roar, he charged forward, brandishing his blazing battle axe.
Li Bin and Zhong Chengyu, not to be outdone, brandished their shields and clubs and pounced on the remaining goblins like wolves.
What was originally an orderly kite-flying tactic instantly turned into a chaotic brawl.
"That's my monster!"
A boy from the archery club was so angry that he jumped up and down as he watched his prey, which he had been aiming at for a long time, be cleaved in two by Wang Yang with an axe.