Seeing the Goblin successfully take the bait, Adrian couldn't help but curve his lips into a slight smile.
The Goblin, currently chasing a Slime, was completely unaware that he was gradually approaching danger.
Name: None
Race: Goblin
Level: 5
Health: 800 / 800
Mana: 100 / 100
Skills: None
The panel displayed the Goblin's information.
Though also a Level 5 Goblin, this particular Goblin, armed with a wooden club, had 300 more Health points than a Goblin Archer.
"Does this mean there can be individual differences among monsters? Is this Goblin just tougher?"
Adrian recalled the first Goblin he had killed and decided that when he made his move, he would aim for the Goblin's vital points.
With the experience of hunting Slimes, Adrian already understood that monsters didn't only fall when their Health reached zero.
When a Slime was hit by Acid Spray, its Health wouldn't drop much.
But the subsequent bleeding was enough to kill the Slime.
Similarly, no matter how much Health the Goblin in front of him had, as long as Adrian used his dagger to cut its neck or stab its heart or other vital points, it would die.
Hitting a vital point would not result in a monster losing a large chunk of Health but still being able to continue fighting.
Health was merely a representation of a monster's vitality.
However, in actual combat, many factors were at play.
Just like the battle with Harry.
Harry's strength was not weak.
But after the Slime's Acid Spray landed on his head, Harry quickly lost his combat effectiveness.
"Jie jiejie…"
After the Goblin chased the Slime into the forest, it wasn't long before he cornered it.
He let out a happy laugh, raised the large club in his hand, and swung it at the Slime.
"Jiji!"
As the Goblin approached, the Summoned Slime sprayed a stream of Acid Spray directly at the Goblin's face.
The club-wielding Goblin had clearly dealt with Slimes in the forest before.
Upon seeing the Acid Spray, he quickly dodged to the side, then smashed the Summoned Slime to pieces with a single blow.
"Jie jiejie!"
The Goblin dropped his club, about to embrace the Slime's corpse and feast, but found the Slime's body slowly dissipating before his eyes.
"???"
The Goblin retreated two steps in shock, chattering incoherently.
If he could speak human language, Adrian , hiding nearby, would surely have heard him say: "Where's my Slime? Where's my big Slime?"
Adrian didn't understand the Goblin's language; he just wanted to kill this Goblin.
While the Goblin was stunned, Adrian immediately ordered the three hidden Slimes to simultaneously unleash Acid Spray.
By the time the Goblin heard the commotion and tried to dodge the three streams of Acid Spray coming from behind, it was too late.
The Acid Spray made contact with the Goblin's green skin, immediately corroding it.
The club-wielding Goblin jumped up and down in pain.
His two small eyes darted left and right, and upon spotting a patch of grass, he immediately ran over and lay down, enduring the pain to rub himself a few times, wiping off most of the Acid Spray.
Adrian , seeing this action, knew that the Goblin understood how to treat injuries caused by Slime Acid Spray.
It seemed he had fought many Slimes.
Thinking this, Adrian , shield in one hand and dagger in the other, rushed out from his hiding spot.
The Goblin, still cleaning the Acid Spray from his back, saw Adrian , quickly scrambled up from the grass, and tried to bypass Adrian to escape towards the church.
"You're not getting away!"
Adrian suddenly accelerated, quickly catching up to the Goblin.
The Goblin bared his teeth and glared at the human in front of him, but dared not rush forward.
He had not expected there to be humans nearby.
His wooden club had been thrown far away, and he couldn't retrieve it now.
This meant he could only fight the human in front of him with his sharp teeth and claws.
Adrian tightened his grip with his left hand; since his thumb hadn't been treated yet, he could only hold the hilt with four fingers.
"Waaah~!"
The Goblin roared at Adrian .
Adrian 's eyes narrowed, and his figure instantly charged forward.
Although he had never used a shield, he hadn't eaten pork, but he had seen pigs run.
Just as he was about to close in on the Goblin, Adrian 's shield suddenly pressed down, blocking the Goblin's claw attack.
Scratch!
The Goblin's claws scraped against the iron plating of the shield, emitting a harsh sound.
"Puch!"
The dagger cut a wound across the Goblin's chest.
The injured Goblin retreated repeatedly, his eyes glinting fiercely.
"Biu~ biu~ biu~"
Three more streams of Acid Spray shot towards the Goblin.
The Goblin's back was still stinging, and upon seeing the Slime Acid Spray, he dodged to the side without thinking.
Adrian naturally wouldn't just stand by and watch.
At the same moment the Summoned Slimes attacked, he also charged forward.
The dagger arced through the air, adding another wound to the Goblin's body.
The Goblin clutched his wound, his eyes constantly darting between Adrian and the Slimes.
He couldn't understand why these Slimes would help a human against him.
But he knew that if he didn't find a solution soon, he would die at the human's hands.
"Oww~!"
The Goblin threw his head back and let out a loud cry, trying to attract the Goblins from the church.
Adrian 's heart skipped a beat when he saw this.
Although this spot was about two to three hundred meters from the church and obscured by trees.
It would be bad if a Goblin heard him and came to investigate.
Without his distraction, the Slimes would be no match for the Goblins.
Even one more Goblin would put him in danger.
Thinking this, Adrian licked his lips.
"Quickly!"
The Goblin saw Adrian charging and turned to flee.
Just as Adrian was about to catch up, he suddenly spun around and slammed into Adrian .
Adrian hadn't expected this Goblin to be so cunning; he quickly raised his shield to block.
Thud!
A muffled sound rang out, and the shield in Adrian 's hand flew off from the Goblin's impact.
"Hehe!"
A human-like sneer appeared in the Goblin's eyes, and he brandished his blackened claws, lunging for Adrian 's neck.
Bang!
In a critical moment, Adrian leaned back, dodging the attack, and simultaneously kicked the Goblin away.
Before the Goblin could get back up, Adrian rushed forward and repeatedly stabbed with his dagger.
With each stab, the Goblin struggled wildly, letting out agonizing screams.
Although the Goblin was short, his strength was not inferior to a Level 5 Adrian .
In the close-quarters combat, Adrian 's arms, shoulders, and chest were also covered with over a dozen claw marks from the Goblin!
Puch!
When the dagger pierced the Goblin's heart, the Goblin beneath Adrian 's body stiffened, and its struggling strength gradually diminished.
On the panel, the Goblin's Health, though still over six hundred points, was now plummeting at a rate of dozens of points per second!
When the Goblin's Health dropped to zero, a white soul Ruth from the corpse and merged into Adrian 's body.
"Got Goblin soul x 1, Experience + 10"
"Goblins are so tough, yet they only give 10 experience!"
Adrian felt the pain from the wounds on his body and couldn't help but complain.
But very quickly, he focused his attention on the Goblin soul.
"Finally, I can Summon Goblins!"
10 Power Stones = 1 extra chapter