18: Can soldiers be combined? I turned a goblin into a special forces soldier.

A bold, almost insane thought, like lightning tearing through the night sky, exploded in his mind.

Can troops be synthesized?

He didn't hesitate for a moment.

Specialization was the way to go.

Synthesize and stack the same advantage to the extreme!

Lin Feng's will, like a precise surgical knife, swiftly moved across the panel.

“Train [Goblin Warrior] x32.”

“Train [Goblin Spearmen] x28.”

[Consume heavy oil x300.]

With the consumption of resources, the Iron Barracks, filled with a bloody aura, rumbled for the first time.

The massive iron gate slowly opened.

One by one, short figures with wild and cunning eyes, holding crude weapons, streamed out from deep within the barracks.

Soon, they assembled into two distinct formations on the open ground of the fortress.

A total of sixty units filled the empty platform, and a chaotic and savage aura washed over him.

Lin Feng's eyes showed no fluctuation.

Quantity was never his goal.

Quality was the truth that crushed everything.

His will, cold, locked onto the four Goblin Warriors at the very front.

“Synthesize!”

Buzz—!

The bodies of the four Goblin Warriors were instantly fixed in place by an invisible force, emitting painful roars!

Their bodies were forcibly pulled and squeezed, bones making unbearable cracking sounds, and under their green skin, muscle fibers snapped inch by inch only to be savagely reassembled!

This was not a simple fusion.

This was a bloody, forced evolution, orchestrated by Lin Feng!

When the light faded.

A new unit, significantly more robust than an ordinary Goblin Warrior, appeared in its place.

Its skin was a tough dark green, as if covered by a layer of natural leather armor.

Clutched in its hand was no longer a rusty short knife, but a menacing broadaxe that gleamed with a chilling light.

[Synthesis successful! You have obtained an Elite Unit — Goblin Guard!]

[Goblin Guard]

Quality: Green

Population Cost: 4

Health: 200 (50x4)

Attack: 80 (20x4)

The attributes were a brutal superposition of four ordinary units.

But the significance was completely different.

A unit with 200 health points, compared to four units with only 50 health points each, had a world of difference in survivability when facing area-of-effect damage.

The corner of Lin Feng's mouth curled into a cold arc.

This was the effect he wanted.

“Continue!”

His will, like divine punishment, descended upon the Goblin formation.

Beams of light continuously lit up, accompanied by suppressed roars, and the number of ordinary Goblin Warriors rapidly decreased.

In their place, one after another, Elite Guards, holding broadaxes and with tyrannical flames burning in their eyes, appeared.

Just as the last group of melee Goblins synthesized!

An imperceptible shadow, like a wisp of black smoke, quietly coiled around the feet of the newly born Elite Unit, finally merging completely into its body!

A line of brand new golden text appeared below its attribute panel!

[Special Mutation! This unit has awakened a special skill: Shadow Step (Passive)!]

[Shadow Step]: This unit enters stealth when not attacking and cannot be actively targeted by defensive towers. (Can be affected by area damage, briefly reveals itself when attacking)

For the first time, a cold emotion called “ecstasy” was reflected in Lin Feng's pupils.

Cannot be locked onto by single-target defensive towers!

This meant that this small squad would become the sharpest, most lethal surgical knife in his hand, capable of precisely cutting out the enemy's most core defensive system!

He forcibly suppressed the turmoil in his heart and turned his gaze to the ranged formation on the other side.

“Select four [Goblin Spearmen], synthesize!”

The same operation, the same bloody evolution.

The synthesized Elite Unit had a wooden quiver filled with poisoned short spears on its back, and its eyes became as sharp as a viper's.

[Synthesis successful! You have obtained an Elite Unit — Goblin Elite Thrower!]

[Goblin Elite Thrower]

Quality: Green

Population Cost: 4

Health: 80 (20x4)

Attack: 40 (10x4)

Again, it was a simple attribute superposition.

Lin Feng patiently synthesized all the ranged units one by one.

Lady Luck favored him once again.

One of the groups of Elite Throwers, in the light of synthesis, had its arm muscles suddenly swell, veins bulging, as if containing explosive power.

[Special Mutation! This unit has awakened a special skill: Rapid Fire (Passive)!]

[Rapid Fire]: This unit has a 20% chance to throw 1-2 additional short spears when attacking.

Lin Feng contentedly surveyed his revamped troops.

Eight Goblin Guards, one of which was a “ghost” capable of piercing all defenses.

Seven Goblin Elite Throwers, one of which was a “turret” capable of instantly unleashing a barrage of death.

A small but elite army, capable of making any enemy who underestimated them pay a bloody price.

Now, it was time to test their mettle with blood.

Lin Feng opened the [World Map] that was only available to Level 5 Lords like him.

Gray fog shrouded the vast land, and red dots representing neutral monster camps flickered on the map, like lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

His finger finally landed on a coordinate flashing with dangerous red light.

[Goblin Mortar Camp (Normal)]

[Defensive Strength]: Goblin x80, Goblin Mortar x4, Initial Arrow Tower x2.

[Recommended Attack Force]: 100+ Population.

Mortars, area damage.

For a cannon fodder sea composed of a large number of low-health units, this was undoubtedly a nightmare.

But for his elite squad…

This was precisely the best whetstone!

“Attack.”

Lin Feng's will, like a finger pressing a launch button, fell on this cold word.

Buzz—!

A familiar sensation came, consciousness was instantly drawn away, and the whole world collapsed and reassembled before his eyes.

When he regained perception of his body, he had transformed into the Barbarian King holding a great axe, standing before a stinking muddy swamp.

Behind him, fifteen Elite Goblins, with their cunning and fanatical eyes, awaited their master's command.

In the distance, a crude camp surrounded by wooden fences and chevaux de frise was already visible.

Two low-level Initial Arrow Towers and four seemingly clumsy mortars constituted the camp's entire firepower.

Without any superfluous words.

Lin Feng's will issued the first command.

The Goblin Guard unit with the [Shadow Step] skill instantly blurred, like a drop of water merging into the sea, silently disappearing into the shadows.

The next second, Lin Feng, controlling the Barbarian King, let out an earth-shattering battle cry!

He charged forward like a burning meteor, directly plunging into the heart of the camp!

“Ho!”

The Goblins in the camp discovered the invaders and let out sharp screeches.

The sentries on the Arrow Towers immediately locked onto Lin Feng's figure, firing sparse arrows.

-5!

-5!

The insignificant damage couldn't even make Lin Feng's footsteps falter.

Boom! Boom!

The four mortars also opened fire one after another, black shells tracing parabolic arcs, exploding behind him in the Elite Goblin formation, splashing dirty mud everywhere!

-25!

-25!

A crimson number floated above the head of every affected Goblin.

However, their high health of 200 points allowed the Guards to withstand this round of bombardment, merely swaying slightly from the shockwave, completely unharmed.

And the more fragile Throwers, under his control, had already moved to a safe distance, using their short spears to precisely pick off the rushing雜兵.

Just as all the camp's firepower was drawn to Lin Feng.

A ghostly black shadow had, unbeknownst to anyone, circled around to the back of the four mortars!

Appear!

Attack!

Four menacing broadaxes, with a tearing whistle through the air, fiercely chopped down on the fragile wooden mortar carriages!

-80!

-80!

The fragile mortars, along with the stunned mortar operators next to them, were almost instantly cut into flying wood splinters and shredded flesh!

At the same time, Lin Feng had already charged to the base of the Arrow Tower!

“Die!”

The great axe in his hand swept out, and the savage force directly cut the entire crude Arrow Tower in half, causing it to collapse with a crash!

The entire battle, from start to finish, did not even exceed thirty seconds.

When the last Goblin was split in half by his axe, the system's cold prompt sounded, as expected.

[Ding! Capture successful! You have successfully cleared this camp!]

[You have obtained: Gold x1000, heavy oil x1000!]

Lin Feng's consciousness returned to the fortress, but his gaze remained on the blood-red world map.

Those flickering red dots, in his eyes now, were no longer threats.

But rather, moving resource depots waiting for him to harvest.

The Blood Moon was approaching.

But before that…

He was going to unleash a feast of plunder, belonging only to him.