The morning sun shone fiercely across the forest, coating every blade of grass with a dazzling golden edge.
The air, slightly distorted by the high temperature, shimmered with a hazy heatwave.
The Goblins, named by Chen Hai and having completed their evolution, held wooden spears and engaged in a desperate battle with the Direwolf pack in this scorching heat!
Wooden spears were among the simplest weapons in the hands of the Goblins.
Although the Goblins specifically selected good and hard wood to strengthen these pieces of equipment, their strength was not particularly high.
That being said… using such weapons against Direwolves was not without a chance of victory.
After all, on one side were the Direwolves, creatures of flesh and blood, fighting with their bodies;
On the other side were the Goblins, who relied on weapons to deal with enemies, giving them some advantage.
And at this moment, spear tips cut through the air, making dull whooshing sounds, aimed at the Direwolves charging down from the hill!
"Gather together! Push forward! Don't let them break our formation!"
The Goblins had little combat experience, but having been named, they already possessed several times their original intelligence.
There is strength in numbers; this is the most basic principle.
It was like an instinct etched into their very being.
As for the Direwolves charging towards the scene—
They gathered together, obeying their leader's command and deployment, thus possessing the strength of B-rank monsters.
However… using flesh and blood against weapons, even with slightly higher strength, it was impossible to gain an advantage.
"Thrust!!"
The Goblins attacked in unison.
Each precise thrust was accompanied by a Direwolf's wail.
They utilized the terrain, forming a tight formation, their wooden spears like a forest, firmly suppressing the Direwolf pack, which had an advantage in speed and claws.
Rigurd stood like a rock in the center of the battle line, each spear swing powerful, fiercely repelling the pouncing Direwolves;
Rigur, beside him, chose to move along the flanks, occasionally disrupting the Direwolves' formation and interfering with the enemy's attacks;
Even Gobta, who seemed the most nonchalant, played a role, keeping an eye on everything and providing crucial information whenever possible.
Thus, under the sun, the forest of wooden spears formed by the Goblins shimmered with a strange glow, actually forcing the fierce Direwolf pack to retreat steadily, and their advantage gradually became apparent.
However, Direwolves are not ordinary wild beasts.
Their leader, a Direwolf whose body size far surpassed its kin, with thick fur and well-developed muscles, roared again.
The Fang Wolf Leader's crimson vertical pupils scanned the battlefield, keenly capturing the key point.
Whether the Goblins attacked or defended, the center of their formation never left the human in the very back.
So, the Fang Wolf Leader ordered its tribesmen to attack the flanks as much as possible, trying to circle around to the back.
"Aim for the human! Attract the Goblins' attention!"
"Understood!"
The Direwolves obeyed the command, pretending to charge towards Chen Hai, while attracting the Goblins' attention.
"Protect Lord Chen Hai!"
"Stop those Fang Wolves!"
Seeing this, the Goblins also moved.
They knew Chen Hai was strong.
But as monsters granted names, if they couldn't protect their savior, what good was their strength?
Thinking they had to prove themselves, the Goblins changed formation and were caught off guard.
A Fang Wolf charged from the side, its fangs tearing open a Goblin's shoulder.
With a mournful cry, a gap appeared in the formation.
"Excellent! Very effective!"
The Fang Wolf Leader saw this and realized the importance of the human behind the Goblin formation.
"You continue the attack! I'll deal with their leader!"
"Understood!"
"Roar—!"
The next moment, the Fang Wolf Leader let out a deafening roar, its massive body tearing through the hot air like an arrow from a bow, charging directly at Chen Hai!
It intended to tear apart the protected human and shatter the Goblins' morale!
"Lord!"
Gobta's roar was filled with horror and despair; he wanted to organize a defense, but the Fang Wolf Leader's speed was too fast, instantly breaking through the surrounding defenses.
Rigurd roared, recklessly throwing his spear.
The wooden spear ripped through the air, but only grazed the Fang Wolf Leader's tough hide, failing to stop him.
Rigur also tried to intercept, but another Fang Wolf fearlessly lunged at him, entangling him.
As the claws, capable of tearing steel, were about to shred Chen Hai, the Goblins regretted their incompetence.
At the same time... they also knew very well.
Although they were insufficient, their savior, who had bestowed names upon them, was different!
Just at this critical moment, a faint smile appeared on Chen Hai's face.
He slowly raised his right hand, fingers spread, pointing at the charging Fang Wolf Leader.
There was no chant, no hand signs, not even a ripple of magic power.
Only a whisper, as soft as an ear-to-ear secret, yet carrying an undeniable force of law, originating from the very foundation of the world:
"Wind of Destruction."
This was a skill Veldora—the sealed Storm Dragon—had previously given to Chen Hai.
Regarding this ability, Veldora's explanation was—it 'blows' things away, quite simple.
And so—
The next moment, in front of Chen Hai's palm, the air began to 'disappear' in a strange way.
It wasn't a howling gale, but space itself silently 'peeling away'.
A nearly transparent 'wind', less than a meter in diameter, erupted from Chen Hai's palm.
It had no color, no sound, yet it carried a terrifying pressure that annihilated everything.
Wherever this current of wind passed, air was 'blown' away, and light was 'blown' astray.
Even the path of sunlight showed temporary distortion and discontinuity!
The Fang Wolf Leader's claws, capable of tearing steel, just touched the edge of this 'wind'—
"Chhh..."
Like a red-hot iron block plunged into ice water, or the toughest glass struck by a sledgehammer.
There was no explosion, no loud noise.
The Fang Wolf Leader's claws, along with its forearm, silently and completely 'melted away'!
It wasn't physical wind current cutting, but the 'matter' and 'existence' that constituted its being, devoured by the 'destruction' carried by this 'wind'.
Chen Hai saw this scene and realized that Veldora's skill, under the enhancement of his own abilities, had become incredibly powerful!
The Fang Wolf Leader's head, neck, and forequarters—any part swept by this 'wind'—instantly turned into primitive, meaningless shattered flesh, scattered by the wind.
Its massive body, less than a foot from Chen Hai, twisted and collapsed.
The remaining headless hindquarters, maintaining their charging posture, hung rigidly in the air for less than a second, then crashed heavily onto the grass with a 'thud'.
Time seemed to freeze.
The sun was still scorching, but the temperature on the battlefield suddenly dropped to freezing.
The remaining Fang Wolf pack, near and far, all froze in their movements.
In their crimson beast eyes, reflected Chen Hai's palm, the 'wind' that had silently dissipated as if it had never existed, and the calm smile on his face.
The Goblins, Rigurd, Rigur, Gobta... all the surviving warriors were dumbfounded.
What had they seen?
They saw Lord Chen Hai, with just a raise of his hand, and that invisible 'wind' blew, completely 'blowing away' the Fang Wolf Leader, who in their eyes was like a mountain, from the world!
There were no flashy moves, no earth-shattering destruction, only a kind of... absolute, overwhelming power.
Chen Hai withdrew his hand, as if brushing away an insignificant speck of dust.
He looked around, his gaze sweeping over the petrified Fang Wolves and the stunned Goblins.
"You can begin the next phase."
"..."
There was only silence.
Facing their leader being effortlessly annihilated, the Fang Wolves did not flee.
Instead, Chen Hai saw a shadow emerge from the wolf pack.
It was the leader's son, a Fang Wolf with a grayish-white mane.
Now, he had inherited his father's position as leader, and in the stance of the 'strongest of the Direwolf Clan', began to command his kin.
Seeing this, the Goblins also prepared to attack again.
"For Lord Chen Hai?!"
"Long live Lord Chen Hai!"
"Victory is ours!"
And Chen Hai once again raised the right hand that had just annihilated the Fang Wolf Leader.
Seeing this, the Fang Wolves' pupils dilated.
The leader's son, temporarily leading his kin, let out a long howl to the sky; upon hearing it, the Fang Wolves behind him lowered their heads and prostrated themselves.
It was a posture of submission.
The Goblins who had charged forward were initially confused.
But they quickly understood.
After Chen Hai annihilated the Fang Wolf Leader, the Fang Wolves, clearly aware of the power gap, chose to surrender at this very moment.
"We won!!"
With their first victory, the Goblins cheered excitedly.
As for the experience points from this battle... how to put it, it wasn't even as good as the tenth floor of danmachi's dungeon.
It seems that, not counting the strong ones, the lower limit of danmachi's strength is actually quite high?
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Transmigrators have two major advantages.
Knowing the plot and having a system.
Because of this, after naming the Goblins and taming the Fang Wolves, Chen Hai led them back to his base.
The non-combatants cheered when they saw all the Goblin warriors return, followed by the Fang Wolves with their heads bowed.
Originally, they were one of the weakest monsters in this forest, but now, after Chen Hai bestowed names upon them, they had defeated B-rank monsters.
Although Rigurd emphasized that Chen Hai had killed the leader, basically no one cared about that.
Everyone just knew they had won.
However, some Goblins also reacted, pulling their companions to discuss whether to build more 'Great Chen Hai statues' for everyone to worship.
Chen Hai did not stop them, but after allowing the Goblin warriors and Fang Wolves to rest briefly, he gathered them in the square.
The Goblin Village square was piled with wood and stones, making it a bit cramped.
This also caused the Goblins and Fang Wolves, who had previously fought each other, to stand tightly together.
The Goblins who had been bullied stared at the Fang Wolves;
The Fang Wolves, who had submitted to Chen Hai's power, dared not meet their gaze, trembling.
Seeing this, Chen Hai coughed.
Rigurd, standing nearby, immediately roared,
"Silence, everyone! Lord Chen Hai is about to speak!"
At this, the Fang Wolves slightly raised their heads, and the young Goblins stood up straight.
The situation was somewhat serious.
Chen Hai now stood up, scanning the surroundings.
According to the original plot, the Goblins actually had potential, and the Fang Wolf Leader's son would even evolve into a 'Demon Lord' level existence.
For this, Chen Hai decided to replicate it.
Mainly because it was more convenient... "Conquering this forest requires more power. You were once enemies, but that doesn't mean you will always be enemies."
Chen Hai made the Goblins look at the Fang Wolves beside them.
"From now on, I need you to team up one-on-one, establish cooperative relationships, and continue to execute my previous plan."
Then—
"I will bestow names upon the Fang Wolves; this way, after you cooperate, your strength will surely greatly increase."
At these words, Rigurd looked surprised.
The two-meter-tall male slightly bent down.
"Lord Chen Hai, bestowing names consumes a large amount of magicules, and the loyalty of these Fang Wolves is unclear; it's currently uncertain if they are truly submissive. Giving them power rashly might cause problems..."
"No need to worry. If these fellows intended to resist, they would have acted when they arrived at the village."
"Is that so..."
"Moreover, if they attack you again, I will immediately kill all of them."
"I, I understand."
Hearing Chen Hai's decisive statement, Rigurd took a step back, then roared again,
"Fang Wolves! You should have heard! The great Lord Chen Hai is going to bestow names upon you! Step forward now!"
At these words, the Fang Wolves were still a bit bewildered.
A powerful being who could instantly kill their leader was actually willing to bestow names upon them and grant them power.
At this moment, Fang Wolf, who was serving as the temporary commander and responsible for leading everyone, stepped forward.
He walked in front of Chen Hai and bowed his head.
He was like a husky who had done something wrong.
Chen Hai, following the original plot of that time i got reincarnated as a slime, gave him the name Ranga.
"You shall be known as Ranga."
A name consistent with the original work was quite convenient.
As someone who struggled with naming, Chen Hai was quite happy to adopt this approach.
Moreover, some names were indeed very fitting and didn't need changing.
Upon receiving his name, Ranga's body immediately transformed.
His body seemed to swell, becoming even more robust than before.
It wasn't just him; even the other Fang Wolves underwent changes.
"All evolving together, huh."
Chen Hai watched everything unfolding before him.
Bestowing names consumed magicules, but for Chen Hai, who didn't belong to this world, he possessed vast magical power and infinite energy, so naming anyone wouldn't be a burden at all.
Ranga, hearing him speak, also responded.
"My Lord! We, the Direwolf Clan, are 'united individuals'; our brethren are one in spirit and body, so my name is equivalent to our clan's name!"
The system analyzed Ranga's words, and Chen Hai recalled this setting.
The Fang Wolves were united.
When Chen Hai bestowed a name upon Ranga, the power of this naming also affected all individuals within the species.
"Oh, oh, oh."
The Goblins watched the transforming Fang Wolves, exclaiming in surprise.
Like them, these Fang Wolves had also undergone a metamorphosis.
Now, they could be said to have become a new species—the Ranga Clan.
"Thank you so much! My Lord! You are actually willing to bestow a name upon my clan!"
Ranga gratefully bowed his head.
The trivial hatred for a father's killer was once again playing out in this world.
However, this situation was also normal... monsters inherently worshipped strength.
Now, with someone who could lead the Direwolf Clan to new heights, no wolf would refuse.
"The power you now possess is the 'power of cooperation.' Have your subordinates team up one-on-one with the Goblins and train diligently."
Goblins X Fang Wolves; their combined combat experience would surely increase significantly.
Upon hearing this, Ranga, as the leader, howled again, issuing commands to his kin.
Thus, the evolved Fang Wolves walked towards the nearest Goblins.
Facing this change, the Goblins, who followed instructions, did not refuse.
They began to team up with the Fang Wolves as commanded.
After this, Ranga approached Chen Hai.
"My Lord, may I speak with you about something?"
"What?"
"My kin and I previously encountered a group of Ogre Clan members. They abducted several of our kin's children, using them as a threat to prevent us from approaching their camp. May I ask... if we could resolve this issue first?"
"Ogre Clan?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Hai became interested.
At this moment of altered plot, the actions of the Ogre Clan were also different.
"How many are there? Those Ogre Clan members."
"Six..."
"It seems it's them."
"Them?"
"Nothing, we'll depart shortly."
Chen Hai recalled the plot from that time i got reincarnated as a slime; the characters Shuna and Shion were worth recruiting.