She stepped over the ground covered with broken vines and branches, walking towards the group.
"Take a count," Vera looked at Selman.
Selman nodded and quickly walked towards the group of Strawberry Goblins.
He counted twice, then turned back.
"Level 1, thirty-seven." He paused, "Low-level, around sixty or seventy, didn't count precisely."
Vera nodded.
She was silent for a few moments, her gaze sweeping over everyone.
"We still need to continue exploring and can't take them with us." Her voice was as calm as discussing today's weather, "Kill them all and extract the Life Essence."
Leon was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "That's right, taking them along isn't practical, it's more convenient to kill them and get the Life Essence."
Edmond opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but looking at Vera's expression, he swallowed his words.
Duke stood aside, watching Vera, without saying a word.
