"Damn, it's a gold-attribute Goblin Shaman!"
Seeing this, Ye Feng's expression changed drastically, filled with urgency.
"Whoosh! Hiss!"
"Clang! Clang! Keng!"
"Sizzle sizzle sizzle!"
At the critical moment, Alak flashed and suddenly appeared behind Xiao Xiao, blocking the gold-attribute Goblin Shaman.
The gold-attribute Goblin Shaman's shiny blades struck Alak's armor, creating a harsh metallic clang.
To Ye Feng's surprise, Alak made no counterattack. His armor flashed, and the gold-attribute Goblin Shaman was pierced by dense blades, becoming a hedgehog. The blades seemed to be the same ones the Goblin Shaman had intended to use to ambush Xiao Xiao...
"Hurry!"
At this moment, Alak shouted at everyone and then led the way towards a direction with fewer goblins, killing all the goblins that blocked their path.
Xiao Lu and He Shang quickly followed, with Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao close behind. Yuan Ling, walking last, drew her unsheathed Xue Yi behind her.
A burst of red light flashed, followed by the instant appearance of a four-meter-high wall of fire, blocking the pursuing goblins.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"
Seeing goblins on both sides pouncing with loud screeches, Ye Feng unleashed several Arcane Talismans. Several giant tigers made of flames leaped out...
After a huge commotion, all that remained were piles of flames, towering stone walls, and ice mountains blocking the way... and Ye Feng and the others had long since vanished...
...
As evening fell,
Ye Feng and his companions arrived at a high hillside, set up camp, and prepared to rest.
The sunset clouds in the distance seemed even redder due to the raging wildfire in the primeval forest...
"This fire is really something..."
Ye Feng muttered, looking at the raging inferno in the distance.
"Xiao Xiao, this Steel Scale Bear's leather armor is really great. It blocked several stray bullets for me!"
"If it weren't for this today, I would have been in danger!"
Xiao Lu took off the Steel Scale Bear's leather armor and carefully wiped it.
"Indeed!"
Xiao Xiao nodded in agreement. "There were too many goblins today, and many of them used guns. Although their accuracy wasn't high, their concentrated, wild attacks were still very dangerous!"
"Ye Feng, are you alright? If you're injured, don't push yourself!"
At this moment, Yuan Ling spoke to Ye Feng, her face showing clear concern.
As Yuan Ling finished speaking, Xiao Lu, Alak, and He Shang also approached, looking at Ye Feng with concern.
"Uh... what could happen to me?"
Ye Feng scratched his head, looking a bit puzzled.
"Ye Feng... even ordinary high-level Silver Arcanists would fall unconscious or even die instantly if they suffered just one mental attack from a Goblin Priest..."
"Even Gold-level Arcanists wouldn't dare to directly withstand a Goblin Priest's mental attack..."
"Ye Feng, you've been hit by the Goblin Priest's mental attack twice in a row..."
"Not to mention you were also struck by the goblin's Yin Lightning. Are you really alright?"
Xiao Lu said slowly to Ye Feng, her expression full of worry.
"Ye Feng, are you experiencing a final burst of energy before death?!"
At this moment, He Shang chimed in, even grasping Ye Feng's wrist to check his pulse.
After a moment, He Shang shook his head. "Doesn't seem like it. His breathing is steady, his heart is beating strongly, his vital energy is abundant, and his Arcane energy fluctuations are stable..."
"Uh... I do feel a bit dizzy, but it shouldn't be serious!"
Ye Feng waved his hand, forcing a laugh.
After all, he had discovered long ago that holding the Tang Dao would consume his mental energy, making him feel extremely tired even without fighting...
Over time, coupled with the help of the Spirit Nourishing Ganoderma, his mental energy had been greatly strengthened...
"Speaking of which, what was that suddenly appearing Goblin Priest all about?"
"Were they ambushing us there?"
After a pause, Ye Feng looked at Yuan Ling, a hint of confusion in his voice.
"This..."
As Ye Feng spoke, Yuan Ling, Xiao Lu, Alak, and He Shang all frowned.
"Based on the situation earlier, those gathered Goblin Shamans weren't ambushing us, but were guarding that area. We just happened to run into them!"
"However, the appearance of that Goblin Priest here is quite strange!"
Yuan Ling paused here.
"Strange?"
Ye Feng frowned slightly, not quite understanding.
"Yes!"
Yuan Ling nodded. "In most goblin dens, the strongest goblins are only Goblin Priest Guards or Goblin Paladins!"
"Goblin Priests are one level above Goblin Priest Guards and Goblin Paladins. Goblins at this level are extremely powerful and cunning, usually possessing some kind of peculiar ability..."
"It's normal for there to be one Goblin Priest in such a large area of the Goblin Kingdom... but the Goblin Priest that appeared today had no Goblin Priest Guards or Goblin Paladins by its side. This is very unusual!"
"It's like a king going into battle without a single general by his side, only low-level officers..."
Yuan Ling quickly explained to Ye Feng and the others.
"Could it be that the Goblin Priest Guards or Goblin Paladins happened to go somewhere else?"
"Or perhaps there are no Goblin Priest Guards or Goblin Paladins in this Goblin Kingdom, and it directly jumps to Goblin Priests?"
Ye Feng glanced at the still-burning inferno in the distance and frowned.
"No!"
As soon as Ye Feng finished speaking, Alak and Xiao Lu replied in unison.
"I got infected last time I was injured because I encountered a Goblin Priest Guard, and Alak's leg injury was because he was besieged by Goblin Paladins!"
"This Goblin Kingdom definitely has Goblin Priest Guards and Goblin Paladins, and more than one!"
"Also, the Goblin Priest we encountered today is not the same one we encountered last time..."
Facing Ye Feng's puzzled gaze, Xiao Lu quickly explained.
"At least two Goblin Priests?"
Ye Feng was quite surprised by this.
"That's right!"
Yuan Ling continued, "And the Goblin Priest today actually fought alongside Goblin Shamans... its status doesn't seem very high..."
Yuan Ling's face showed deep worry as she said this.
"Your Highness the Saintess, I think something might have happened in this Goblin Kingdom!"
"Everything seems a bit off since we started this journey!"
"Besides what we just mentioned, another obvious point is the 'currency' of the Goblin Kingdom!"
"Logically, there should be a large number of captured women here. But we've cleared out quite a few goblin dens along the way, and we haven't seen a single captured woman!"
"And the goblins we encountered seemed a bit flustered, as if they were wary of us venturing deeper into the Goblin Kingdom. They seemed to be protecting something..."
At this moment, Xiao Lu spoke.
"Indeed!"
Alak clearly agreed with Xiao Lu's view. "Although the goblins in this Goblin Kingdom are different from ordinary goblins, and they still kill and eat women, they wouldn't possibly kill and eat all of them..."
"It's getting late, everyone, let's eat and rest!"
Yuan Ling glanced at the crescent moon rising in the sky and frowned before speaking.
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