Chapter 24 - 22: Hungry Guy, Have a Drumstick!

Third one! Fourth one! Fifth one! Sixth one!A four-person squad wandered around the outskirts of the Goblin Burial Ground, taking down over a hundred ordinary monsters and locating and eliminating six goblin corpse thieves.

Everything went smoothly without any major errors.

Jiang Nan smoothly leveled up to level 2 upon killing the third goblin.

"Thank you, Great God! Thank you, everyone! I’ve finally leveled up!"

The school beauty was blushing with excitement.

Even happier than when she got into Yanjing University last year.

Jiang Nan felt a noticeable increase in her strength with the level-up, and couldn’t contain her inner excitement.

She simply couldn’t find a way to express her excitement and joy, so she thanked all three people, especially the super great god in her heart, Hang Yu.

If she hadn’t met such an experienced driver willing to take her along.

How could she have become one of the first players to reach level 2?

She might still be bullied by all kinds of ugly monsters till now.

Not to mention being ruthlessly bullied while stark naked, it was terrifying!

Even if Jiang Nan could adapt, so what?

Her initial talent skills were utterly useless!

If Hang Yu hadn’t given her the Light Injury Healing Skill Stone, the school beauty would just be a useless idle vase lying in the grass shouting "666" to her teammates.

Zhang Xiaoqiang and Zhao Ming were equally spirited.

Because today’s monster-killing efficiency was extremely high!

The profit margin was also very ideal!

When the sixth goblin corpse thief fell, Zhang Xiaoqiang already had 110 points of Spiritual Qi, Zhao Ming had accumulated around 100 points, and Hang Yu reached over 130.

Leveling up from level 2 to 3 requires 150 points of Spiritual Qi.

For ordinary people, it’s simply an insurmountable gap.

They’d have to solo one hundred and fifty monsters of the same level to achieve it.

Who can ensure they won’t die in the process? So few have reached level 2 at this stage, the three of them reaching level 3 is so close, what speed!

As for the loot, they were very satisfied.

These Spirit Realm materials will bring huge advantages in the early stages.

The sky darkened as dusk approached, less than three hours before the Spirit Realm closed.

Zhao Ming glanced at the sky: "We must return to camp before the Spirit Realm closes to ensure safety; it’s likely a two-hour journey from here."

He knew the forest is dangerous at night.

Hang Yu surely would lead everyone back to camp in advance.

Zhang Xiaoqiang was eager to share the loot: "Yes, we’ve reaped enough, we can wrap up today’s work perfectly!"

Jiang Nan thought the same.

The most important thing is being content.

If one continues to be greedy and fight, they might encounter danger.

If you accidentally die, not only might your equipment explode, but you’ll also lose a lot of Spiritual Qi, which is not worth the loss.

Jiang Nan’s bright eyes locked onto the leader’s figure, "Great God, what do you think? Should we wrap up?"

Hang Yu’s brows were slightly furrowed all along.

He might be the only one among the four who wasn’t satisfied.

Though the hunt was smooth and the loot was quite substantial, he didn’t get what he wanted—was today to end here? Hang Yu was somewhat reluctant, but prioritized the big picture and nodded to Jiang Nan.

"Let’s go back to camp..."

The last word "ground" didn’t escape his lips.

Hang Yu’s expression suddenly froze—he saw footprints appear out of thin air about ten meters away and continue advancing towards here.

Jiang Nan was a meticulous girl.

She noticed something amiss the moment Hang Yu’s expression changed.

Before she could ask, Hang Yu rushed over, embraced her, and knocked her down, and at the moment they both fell together.

A dagger glinting with cold light appeared out of nowhere!

Because Jiang Nan was knocked down by Hang Yu at the critical moment, the dagger originally aimed at her back instead stabbed deeply into Hang Yu’s shoulder, easily penetrating the leather armor shoulder guard.

Severe pain!

Hang Yu could feel the dagger pierce his bone.

This dagger seemed to contain some power.

A sensation of tearing and heat immediately spread throughout his body.

-13!

Although the Backstab skill had failed.

Although it didn’t hit a vital part.

It still inflicted such a huge damage all at once.

Hang Yu only had 15 Life Energy points in total, almost being knocked out instantly.

"Watch out!" Zhao Ming saw the goblin figure and immediately shouted loudly: "There’s a corpse thief ambush!"

The goblin corpse thief completed the stealth backstab attack, didn’t wait for others to react, instantly retreated swiftly with a backflip while drawing a flying knife, and threw it at the severely injured Hang Yu.

If it hits.

Hang Yu would surely die.

Luckily, Hang Yu predicted the goblin corpse thief would do this, immediately dodged, while Zhao Ming blocked with the shield, intercepting the next two flying knife attacks for Hang Yu.

Jiang Nan was still in a state of shock.

Everything happened too quickly and suddenly.

They had always been the hunters, but now they were the prey.

They had spent most of the day searching for goblin corpse thieves.

They did not expect to be discovered and attacked by one in advance.

If it weren’t for Hang Yu’s high alertness, noticing the stealthy goblin corpse thief at the critical moment and decisively taking responsive action, Jiang Nan would have been instantly taken out.

If Jiang Nan got taken out, without her healing, Zhao Ming wouldn’t have been able to withstand an elite monster, and the other three would be in a precarious situation, likely doomed.

Jiang Nan was no longer the Idle Xianyu who had just arrived in the Spirit Realm.

At least she had followed Hang Yu, the seasoned driver, through hundreds of hunts.

Now she could be considered a new driver, so after reacting, she immediately performed a Light Injury Healing on Hang Yu. Since Jiang Nan had leveled up to level 2, her attributes had improved, and the healing effect had increased, restoring 7 points of Life Energy in one go.

Although it can’t restore all the Life Energy.

But at least it can stop the pain and heal the wounds.

Zhao Ming vigilantly blocked the incoming flying knife with his shield.

He shouted, "This goblin corpse thief seems faster than before."

Hang Yu had already recognized him, "Crap, it’s the Goblin Corpse Thief Captain, gather around quickly."

This goblin corpse thief was not only faster, but also better equipped compared to others.

The Goblin Corpse Thief Captain is a level 3 Bronze Elite Monster, compared to a regular goblin corpse thief, it has fifty percent more Life Energy, and its other attributes and equipment are stronger.

It’s too dangerous!

With the current capabilities of the four, it’s difficult to handle such a guy.

Zhao Ming, Jiang Nan, and Xiaoqiang quickly gathered around, surrounding the injured Hang Yu.

"Ouch, I got hit by a flying knife down below!" Xiaoqiang howled in agony, covering his crotch with both hands. "This dude is so damn sneaky!"

"Don’t panic!"

Hang Yu quickly took out a Summoning Scroll, immediately consuming 10 points of Spiritual Power to activate the scroll. In about three seconds, a Goblin Warrior as buff as a goblin gym coach appeared.

The Goblin Corpse Thief Captain is too dangerous.

Hang Yu had to summon the Goblin Warrior to attract fire.

A level 1 Bronze Elite can’t possibly beat a level 3 Bronze Elite.

But the Goblin Warrior is tough and thick-skinned, enough to hold off the Corpse Thief Captain for a while.

As soon as the Goblin Warrior was summoned, it locked onto the target and activated the skill "Shock Strike."

It raised the Wolf Fang Club and slammed it hard on the ground.

A shockwave quickly spread out.

The goblin corpse thief was caught off guard by the Shock Strike, not only losing 10 Life Points but also falling into a short dizziness.

The Goblin Warrior raised its Wolf Fang Club and hit the goblin’s head.

Dealing another high 7 points of damage.

"Well done!"

The Goblin Warrior is so effective!

The others immediately felt relieved.

But Hang Yu knew very well that the only contribution to damage the Goblin Warrior could make was limited to this, because the speed of the Goblin Corpse Thief Captain was not something the Goblin Warrior could handle.

However, even a little damage is enough.

The appearance of the Goblin Warrior successfully held back the Corpse Thief.

Jiang Nan hurriedly used Light Injury Healing to recover Hang Yu and Xiaoqiang’s injuries, and during this process, the Goblin Warrior was already entangled in the fight with the Goblin Corpse Thief.

Stealth Backstab!

-12!

Throwing Flying Knife!

-4, -3, -3!

Stealth Backstab!

-15!

The Goblin Warrior’s Physical Defense is indeed high.

But this guy only has 50 points of Life Energy in total.

The Goblin Corpse Thief Captain’s output capacity is too abnormal!

The Goblin Warrior was powerless to fight back and couldn’t hold on for even two minutes.

Xiaoqiang cast a fireball hitting the Goblin Corpse Thief once, dealing about 9 points of damage.

"The goblin is about to fall! Old Zhao, step up!"

Zhao Ming heard Hang Yu’s order. He knew the Corpse Thief Captain was very dangerous, but he had no choice but to step forward, employing the old tactics to deal with it.

But just as Zhao Ming had taken a few steps forward.

Suddenly, Zhao Ming’s body swayed, almost falling to the ground.

"What’s the matter?"

"I don’t know what happened, but it feels like I’m slightly weakened, all attributes reduced by thirty percent!"

All attributes reduced by thirty percent?

How can we fight like this? We’re doomed this time!

Xiaoqiang and Jiang Nan had only this thought left!

Upon hearing this, Hang Yu remained calm and took out a roasted chicken leg from Storage Space.

He directly threw the chicken leg towards Zhao Ming’s face: "Hungry fool, here’s a chicken leg for you!"