"Uh, Little bro, what's going on?"
Although Wang Teng knew goblins were timid and cowardly, he didn't expect things to turn out this way. Turning its back to an enemy wielding a crossbow—was it trying to die too slowly?
Although the goblin was about to run away, Wang Teng wasn't going to let it go. He raised his crossbow and fired an arrow.
However, this time his luck wasn't great, or rather, he was too lucky. The soul-powered arrow hit the goblin squarely in the buttocks.
Instantly, a pitiful howl rang out, a sound that would break anyone's heart.
"Ahem, well, I didn't mean to." Looking at the goblin lying on the ground, clutching its buttocks and howling in pain, Wang Teng felt a little embarrassed.
Wang Teng swore he absolutely didn't mean to! (He did!)
Seeing the three goblins that weren't quite dead yet, Wang Teng went forward and finished them off one by one.
Then, at the moment the three goblins died, one of them dropped a bag-like object. Furthermore, Wang Teng felt a warm current flow into his body.
Clearly, this was the 'experience' gained from the dungeon. Shortly after the goblin died, its corpse vanished, and even the bloodstains that had dripped onto the ground disappeared.
"Hmm~, quite environmentally friendly!"
Wang Teng then went to check the goblin's loot.
"Could it be...?"
He picked up the bag and, sure enough, it contained gold soul coins.
"Good heavens, so this means I'll have some income from now on?"
His savings were almost depleted after buying equipment, and he desperately needed to replenish them. Looking at the gleaming gold coins, Wang Teng felt a surge of joy. Although he only got 16 gold soul coins this time, it was a good start.
He believed that the gold soul coins dropped in future dungeons wouldn't disappoint him. This was from a single monster; there must be quite a few monsters in the dungeon. Little by little, it would add up, enough to at least buy healing potions and equipment.
And don't underestimate 16 gold soul coins; it's actually a lot. Even after becoming a one-ring Soul Master and registering with the Spirit Hall, the Soul Master subsidy is only one gold soul coin per month.
Putting the gold soul coins into his inventory, Wang Teng looked in the direction the three goblins had come from. After all, there couldn't be only three small monsters in this Loran dungeon; at least the boss monster hadn't appeared yet!
Walking along the quiet forest path, Wang Teng held his short crossbow, constantly on guard. Rounding a bend, Wang Teng spotted goblins again.
This time it was a bit more difficult; five goblins were gathered together, one of them gesturing wildly and talking.
Although Wang Teng couldn't understand goblin language and didn't know what they were saying, judging from the goblin's expression, it was clearly boasting.
Wang Teng crouched low, holding his short crossbow, and quietly approached, using the surrounding towering trees for cover.
Because his position wasn't ideal, there was no cover about 30 meters away from the five goblins.
Fortunately, Wang Teng had a short crossbow, so he didn't need to engage in close combat.
He channeled his soul power into the crossbow, condensing five arrows, and aimed at one of the goblins.
A soft *thud* rang out, but no goblin noticed.
However, when a soul power arrow gleamed and embedded itself in the goblin's back, the other four goblins, not being dead, immediately reacted, grabbing their large wooden clubs and becoming alert.
But before they could even spot Wang Teng, four more arrows flew in quick succession.
Due to insufficient training, not all of Wang Teng's four arrows hit their mark; only three struck the goblins.
Two of these arrows hit the same goblin, rendering it incapacitated along with the other goblin struck by an arrow.
The remaining two goblins, seeing the direction from which the arrows had come, spotted Wang Teng. However, the two goblins were now in a dilemma. After all, three of their companions had fallen instantly. Should they run away, or run away?
Before they could hesitate for long, Wang Teng, having conjured five more soul power arrows, fired them at the two standing goblins.
This time, the two goblins didn't need to hesitate anymore; they were directly hit in the forehead by the arrows and instantly killed.
Afterward, Wang Teng stepped out of cover and helped the three goblins lying on the ground, groaning in pain, end their suffering.
A familiar warm current appeared, and Wang Teng's soul power was getting closer to level ten.
"??? No gold soul coins?"
After checking, Wang Teng was somewhat disappointed. These five goblins hadn't dropped any gold soul coins. Not getting any loot after killing the monsters left Wang Teng a little frustrated.
He continued walking for two more minutes without encountering any more monsters.
"Have all the monsters hidden?"
In the Loran dungeon, there was only a grassy path flanked by forests. Wang Teng assumed there was no need to search for monsters within the dungeon; they must be at the end of the path.
With this thought in mind, Wang Teng pressed on. Soon, less than half a minute later, Wang Teng saw familiar figures.
There were three goblins and one throwing goblin.
The three goblins were the same as those he had encountered before, with no difference. The remaining goblin had the words Lord - Throwing Goblin written on its head.
Clearly, this was the lord monster in the Loran dungeon.
This Lord - Throwing Goblin was a bit stronger than the other ordinary goblins. Its head wasn't bald anymore; it had grown brown hair, not very thick, but at least it wasn't bald anymore. It also carried a wooden basket on its back, filled with magically formed stones.
"A goblin that throws stones?"
After assessing the strength of both sides, Wang Teng felt there wasn't much of a threat. After all, could a stone-throwing monster possibly defeat his short crossbow?
"I just wonder if the other monsters will lose all their health after I take down the boss?"
However, with his monkey-style battle armor, Wang Teng wasn't sure. Even if the smaller monsters didn't all die, he believed he could withstand a few goblin clubs without much trouble.
Then, as usual, Wang Teng used the cover of the nearby forest to quietly enter the village without firing a shot.
Because of his good position this time, Wang Teng approached the boss—the throwing goblin—within about twenty meters.
He raised his short crossbow, aimed at the throwing goblin not far away, and pulled the trigger five times in quick succession.
To be honest, the short crossbow in my hand can only fire one arrow each time the trigger is pressed. It's not a fully automatic weapon; it can only be considered semi-automatic. I'd give it a bad review!