It was fast… too fast! Were these really humans? The goblin lord saw some of the things that transpired. However, it made little sense to him. How did the humans topple the catapult with only a few horses? Something did not add up. As expected, they still had many tricks up their sleeves. However, the good thing was how the brutes and hobgoblin they sent returned with their lives intact.
BOOM!Before their eyes, the brutes and hobgoblins that managed to return to the barrier exploded. Immediately, the goblin lord sprang to his feet and dashed over before the mysterious fire could spread to the rest of the camp. With a merciless swing of his broadsword, the powerful monster used the blunt edge of it to whack all three aflame subordinates out of the protection barrier, killing them in the process. However, his quick thinking saved the rest of the camp supplies from burning up. Zen watched everything happen from afar with his lane leaders. Although he wasn&rThe soldiers at the top of Stoneberry’s wall waited anxiously for Zen’s flags to fire. The strategist remained unmoving. From their perspective, they weren’t sure if he was asleep or waiting for the right time. With nothing to hold them back, the enemies rushed forward valiantly—the hobgoblins and half of the brutes charged forward from the three magician’s squad. There seemed to be a different kind of fire in their eyes that made them scarier than before.“Permission to fire, sir?!” the garrison commander shouted from atop the walls when he saw the catapults drawing back, getting ready to fire.Zen raised his hand as a signal for them to hold their fire. It was too soon to let the cannons loose. Those catapults wouldn’t reach them due to the angle of slope and gravity unless the game developer forgot to code in realistic physics.Swoosh!As the catapults let loose, Zen quickly observed their trajectory and yelled c
Before the goblin lord could understand what was happening, the sound of the human retreating caught him off guard. At the same time, the magician leading the team on the left was too quiet. Despite the lack of sight, it did not hinder his sixth sense. Something was wrong.“Move out!” he told the subordinates on his team. “Scout all three teams and report back in three minutes!”Three minutes?! It was a tall order from their liege but nobody could complain. They simply swallowed their misery and ran. If the lord told them to cut off a limb, no monster in his army was foolish enough to protest. All they could do was ask which limb.Taking a gamble with their luck, three of the four hobgoblins from the goblin lord’s squad left to check on the situation. Whatever the humans were doing, they prayed that they did not end up like all the other fallen comrades on the battlefield. Running with their lives, the hobgoblins prayed that they could ke
With the goblin lord leading the march and a magician giving the remaining goblins cover from the cannons, there was little the humans could do apart from waiting for his arrival. For them to force him to make a move personally, this batch of humans was commendable. After observing the flow of the battle for this long, the goblin lord concluded that there were no magicians among the humans. Everything was done using human inventions and tricks. Whoever the general was, he was outstanding. If he surrendered, the goblin lord might accept him into his camp as an adviser.“Stop the cannons,” Zen frowned after the blasts made no difference to the battlefield.By now, the goblin lord was already halfway up the slope. It wasn’t a particularly steep climb, but the ascent was still considerable. Zen sat on the platform, and slowly, the goblin lord’s height increased as he came towards higher grounds. That monster was huge! He had to be at least five meters t
How was that weak?! Sure, there was nothing human-like about those abilities. Zen was a walking bag of tricks, but there should still be a limit to bluffing. Those abilities were cheating, even if his muscles didn’t support them. That pet slime removed the magician’s ability to cast any spells, and anyone would never survive a stab to the unprotected throat.Cruel. That kid was too cruel, and even Ugi shuddered at the lack of emotions when Zen activated his killing move.Rolling to the ground, the last goblin magician fell. Nobody in the goblin army dared to breathe or move a muscle. It was difficult to believe their eyes. The squirt could never be the weakest warrior! Although their magician was terrible at running and carrying catapults, he was still a respectable goblin who could dodge a regular stab. Zen’s pet slime was a foul move! Their lord would never accept such an outcome!“Now!” Zen yelled while everyone else was frozen i
After plenty of sleep, Zen woke up feeling hungry again. His party members were already awake, and Zen received a flurry of messages from the famished folks. Rushing to get washed and heading to the kitchen, Zen decided to check the new message sent by the Godfather. Apparently, they had yet to claim their rewards from the treasure hunt event.“Good morning!” Zen greeted hurriedly as he arrived at the kitchen. Everyone, including Damian, was already gathered. Zen also spied two familiar invigilators and greeted them before getting on with breakfast orders, starting with Liu Feng’s.Once everyone was nursing a beverage, Zen worked his magic in the kitchen. In just ten minutes, every available pot and wok were bubbling away. The heat from the stoves carried delicious scents to envelope the entire kitchen, tempting those who passed by. However, with Guild Survivor members lurking outside and acting as security, nobody else dared trespass. In just two weeks o
After confirming to be moved, the old Party Godly Food was transferred to a different dungeon in the virtual world. Unlike other reward instances, Zen did not meet the old granny at the bar. The reward dungeon was closer to a mythical historical museum instead.“Welcome to the special reward dungeon,” a robotic voice announced. “In return for giving up foolish freedom, you have chosen more power to forge the treacherous path of your own making.”Revealing an array of species with genetic traits that the winners of the treasure hunt could assume in the dungeon, the system administrator explained that the reward would give the winners of the previous event a special dungeon-limited buff that can be applied for all floors, including special and boss dungeons.“Think of it as a permanent mutation. However, choose wisely. There is a price to pay for great power. Once you have confirmed your purchase, you may not change your decision, and
"Do you remember what monsters were on floor 4?” Zen asked Sasha.Shaking her head, the Draconian sniper turned to ask if anyone else in their party remembered. Unsurprisingly, nobody did. After all, they were powerful assassins. Why would they remember details about their enemies, especially those who were weak?Ring!Looking at the call notification, Zen realised that Damian was trying to connect to them. Quickly, they accepted and joined his group call.“Ahem! Can you hear me now? I sent the pedometer program to you in the mailbox. It required a little tweaking to send a program over because I doubt the academy thought there would be a programmer attending. Please let me know if you have trouble installing the software.”One by one, Damian guided everyone step by step in downloading and installing his customised software. According to the cyborg, the system administrator kept blocking his access for unauthorised codes detected in the emb
The location that Liu Feng, Oritha and Zen arrived at turned out to be a dud. Akiko and Sasha were still confirming the hideout’s location so Zen took the opportunity to harvest a new variety of herbs from the forest area. In that time, Damian idly looked through all his new player settings after accepting the party invitation.“Did any of you turn on inventory and skill sharing as well?” he asked.???“What’s that?” Zen asked, realising that Damian had been unmuted for a while now.Sending Zen a screenshot of what he was looking at, Damian explained how he found them under advanced party settings. Zen blinked. When did the system administrator add this feature? It wasn’t there previously!“When did you find this?” Zen asked urgently, checking is personal settings. True enough, it was there too.Shrugging, Damian explained how it had always been there. However, Zen swore he did not see it previously.