5: Chapter 5 Stealing While You're at It

The Goblin group fell into confusion, looking around for Su Chen's trail. Su Chen seized the opportunity, his gaze sharpening as he locked onto the nearest Goblin Warrior and activated [Flash Stab].

[Ding! Skill [Flash Stab] activated!]

A spatial ripple flashed, and Su Chen instantly teleported behind that Goblin. Before his greatsword could even be unsheathed, his dagger precisely pierced its throat, and the Goblin fell to the ground on the spot.

[Ding! Killed Level 6 Goblin Warrior, gained 120 EXP!]

[Ding! Target killed with [Flash Stab], cooldown refreshed!]

Without pausing, Su Chen used the corpse of this Goblin as a springboard to activate [Flash Stab] again, teleporting to the side of the next Goblin. Another instant kill with a single blade strike, and the cooldown refreshed once more.

In just two seconds, three Goblin Warriors fell one after another. Relying on the chain-kill mechanism of Flash Stab, Su Chen weaved through the Goblin group like a phantom, instantly dashing to the very back of the formation to face the Big Goblin, which was still in a daze.

The Big Goblin had just recovered from the shock of its underlings being killed one after another. As it looked up, it met Su Chen's cold gaze. There was not the slightest ripple in those eyes, only pure killing intent, making even this Level 8 elite monster shudder involuntarily.

"Aooo——" The Big Goblin let out an angry roar and swung its club at Su Chen, but its movements were as slow as a snail in front of Su Chen's 600 points of Agility.

Su Chen shifted his body, easily dodging the attack, and silently moved behind the Big Goblin. He raised his dagger high and stabbed down fiercely, directly piercing through the Big Goblin's skull.

[Ding! Killed Level 8 elite monster Big Goblin, gained 200 EXP!]

[Ding! [Sleight of Hand] triggered, obtained item: cross greatsword (Bronze Grade)]

The Big Goblin's massive body crashed to the ground, its HP bar instantly emptied; it didn't even have a chance to struggle.

Su Chen looked at the experience panel and thought to himself, "200 EXP is equivalent to over a dozen ordinary Goblins. Killing elite monsters for leveling up is indeed more cost-effective."

He bent down and picked up the cross greatsword from the ground. The blade was pitch black, with a faint cold light shimmering along its edges, and the attribute panel popped up accordingly.

[Item: cross greatsword (Bronze Grade)] [Attack Power: 80] [Attribute: Constitution +5] [Equip Requirement: Constitution 25]

"Bronze Grade equipment?" Su Chen raised an eyebrow. "Regular elite monsters drop Black Iron Grade at best. This talent really can steal items of a higher grade."

Looking at the cross greatsword in his hand and then at the Big Goblin's corpse on the ground, Su Chen couldn't help but complain, "A Goblin elite that makes a living off insidious sneak attacks actually carries a knight's heavy sword with it? That's so lacking in professional ethics."

Complaints aside, Su Chen quickly realized the value of this greatsword.

Traditional assassins are limited by their class mastery and can only use daggers, but his [God-Slaying Power] provides a full-attribute boost and has no restrictions on weapon types. The greatsword, on the contrary, could make up for the dagger's small attack range.

He checked his own attributes; his Level 3 Constitution had already reached 350 points, far exceeding the 25-point requirement for the cross greatsword, so he equipped it without any effort.

"Clearing monsters with a dagger is too slow. Now that I have a greatsword, it's the perfect time to try the greatsword teleportation style." Su Chen gripped the cross greatsword tightly, feeling the weight transmitted from the blade, and his gaze turned sharp.

Seeing this, the remaining Goblins roared madly again and charged toward Su Chen. Among them, a dozen Goblin Javelin Throwers also re-aimed, preparing to launch an attack.

Without the slightest hesitation, Su Chen activated [Flash Stab], instantly teleporting to the center of the Goblin group, and swept the cross greatsword in his hand fiercely.

"Swish——" A flash of sword light passed by, and four or five Goblin Warriors charging in the front were sliced in half by the sword. Blood gushed out, and they were instantly killed on the spot.

[Ding! Killed Level 6 Goblin Warrior × 4, gained 480 EXP!] [Ding! Target killed with [Flash Stab], cooldown refreshed!]

Su Chen did not stop; teleporting, sweeping, killing instantly, and refreshing the cooldown—his sequence of movements was fluid and smooth.

The attack range of the cross greatsword was extremely wide; every sweep could take out four or five Goblins.

Combined with the teleportation ability of Flash Stab, he was like the Grim Reaper passing through, slaughtering wantonly among the Goblin group.

The Goblins' screams rose and fell, but they couldn't even touch a corner of Su Chen's clothes.

Whether it was the heavy strikes of the Warriors' wooden clubs or the double-shot of the Javelin Throwers, he easily avoided them all, leaving them to watch helplessly as their companions fell one after another.

Not long after, the last Goblin Javelin Thrower had its chest pierced by Su Chen's sword and completely lost its breath.

The once lively Goblin tribe instantly became dead silent, leaving only corpses with eyes wide open in death scattered on the ground. The campfire was still flickering, but there were no longer any Goblins surrounding it.

[Ding! Killed Level 6 Goblin Javelin Thrower × 12, gained 1440 EXP!] [Ding! Killed Level 6 Goblin Warrior × 35, gained 4200 EXP!]

[Current EXP: Lv3 (98%), only 2% left until level up!]

Su Chen put away the cross greatsword and looked at the experience panel; he was just a little bit away from reaching Lv4.

He did not waste time and began to loot the corpses in the pile of Goblin bodies to take inventory of the spoils.

First were the regular drops; he found 50 gold coins on the ordinary Goblins, along with a pile of basic materials like Goblin teeth and rough leather;

From the Big Goblin's corpse, in addition to the cross greatsword, he also found a Big Goblin fang, which had better attributes than ordinary Goblin teeth and could be used to craft equipment.

Just as he finished taking inventory and was preparing to leave, his hand accidentally touched the corpse of a Goblin Javelin Thrower, and a faint light flashed.

[Ding! Obtained item: dark glove (Black Iron Grade)]