Rachel's retort left Aileen's face pale.
She knew all too well what kind of fate awaited them.
No wonder Rachel had warned them never to let themselves be surrounded by Goblins.
However, the five of them were unaware that a pair of eyes was watching them from the depths of the darkness.
In the heart of the forest, less than twenty meters from the group.
A shadow could be faintly seen behind a large tree.
The shadow hiding behind the tree was Li Meng.
"This feels like a world of swords and magic from another realm!"
Secretly observing the human adventurers by the campfire, Li Meng thought to himself.
Two men wore armor, with swords and shields, and a large axe by their sides.
They were likely of the knight and warrior professions.
The last man wore brown leather armor and a hood.
Beside him lay a finely crafted short bow.
A small blue crystal was embedded in the bow.
The other two women wore black and white robes.
The white-robed mage seemed to be of a priestly profession.
This was evident from the religious ornaments on her chest.
The black-robed mage was probably the kind of magician common in otherworldly novels.
Both of their staffs were adorned with crystals.
In the forest, Li Meng secretly observed the panel information of the five.
[Crystal Apostle (Elite)]
[Level: 59]
[Strength: 517]
[Defense: 719]
[Agility: 481]
[Magic: 161]
[Crystal Magic (?)]
[Crystal Magic (?)]
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[Crystal Magic (?)]
This was the panel attributes of the knight.
His stats were nearly on par with the swamp crocodile king.
[Crystal Apostle (Elite)]
[Level: 51]
[Strength: 769]
[Defense: 417]
[Agility: 609]
[Magic: 371]
[Crystal Magic (?)]
[Crystal Magic (?)]
The warrior's strength was also formidable.
[Crystal Apostle (Elite)]
[Level: 71]
[Strength: 214]
[Defense: 171]
[Agility: 811]
[Magic: 887]
[Crystal Magic (?)]
[Crystal Magic (?)]
[Crystal Magic (?)]
[Crystal Magic (?)]
The man in leather armor was the strongest among the five.
His stats leaned towards agility and magic.
[Crystal Apostle (Elite)]
[Level: 39]
[Strength: 13]
[Defense: 9]
[Agility: 11]
[Magic: 1273]
[Crystal Magic (?)]
[Crystal Magic (?)]
[Crystal Magic (?)]
[Crystal Magic (?)]
"The mage is indeed fragile!"
The black-robed female mage's panel attributes made Li Meng mutter to himself.
Finally, Li Meng looked at the female priest.
[Crystal Apostle (Elite)]
[Level: 21]
[Strength: 9]
[Defense: 11]
[Agility: 8]
[Magic: 917]
[Crystal Magic (?)]
[Crystal Magic (?)]
[Crystal Magic (?)]
[Crystal Magic (?)]
[Crystal Magic (?)]
[Crystal Magic (?)]
[Crystal Magic (?)]
This woman had learned too many skills.
The priestess's array of crystal skills made Li Meng complain inwardly.
"No wonder they dared to venture deep into the Goblin Forest, they're indeed strong!"
While amazed at the strength of the five, Li Meng deeply felt the weakness of the Goblins.
Among the higher Goblins, only the Goblin King was of elite rank.
The rest were of ordinary rank.
Above the elite rank, there must be even stronger ranks.
Li Meng recalled the rank of Black Robe, "Saint."
The power of the Saint rank was clearly countless times stronger than the elite rank.
"Damn, how is anyone supposed to play like this?"
The thought of humans stronger than the elite rank gave Li Meng a headache.
"Never mind, let's first test the humans' combat methods!"
When the cart reaches the mountain, there will be a way through; for now, he could only take it one step at a time.
In the future, the tribe and the pioneering legion of the Principality of Ilysis would inevitably clash.
The human army would surely have "Crystal Apostles" akin to adventurers.
Gathering combat intelligence on "Crystal Apostles" in advance was very necessary.
In the darkness, Li Meng quietly retreated into the depths of the forest.
Time slowly passed, and the night grew deeper.
The campfire in the forest remained burning, never extinguishing.
The adventurers did not all sleep at once.
They took turns keeping watch.
Four slept on the ground while one kept guard.
Rachel, sitting by the campfire, cradled his bow and arrows.
He was gently wiping the bow with a soft cloth.
Suddenly, Rachel's expression shifted slightly as he was cleaning the bow.
He stood up, staring intently into the depths of the forest.
Time ticked by, and the forest remained silent.
"Was it a small animal?"
Rachel muttered softly by the campfire.
"No, something's wrong!"
Rachel's face changed.
He raised his bow and drew the string.
The moment he released the string, a gust of wind exploded.
A small wind blade shot out with a piercing whistle.
The visible transparent wind blade surged into the depths of the forest.
"Waah!"
The next moment, a cry of pain echoed from the forest depths.
A Goblin fell to the ground, screaming.
Its entire right arm had been severed from the shoulder.
The cries of their companion enraged the Goblins in the nearby forest.
"Waah!"
The dark forest suddenly erupted with the Goblins' cries.
"Wake up, it's Goblins!"
Hearing the familiar "Waah" roars from the forest depths.
Rachel by the campfire quickly woke his companions.
The four were startled awake, jumping to their feet.
"Whoosh!"
At that moment, the sound of countless projectiles filled the forest depths.
"Captain!"
Rachel shouted loudly.
He rapidly drew his bow several times.
One after another, magical wind blade arrows shot out, rushing into the forest depths.
Several Goblins in the forest were suddenly split in two.
Some Goblins were decapitated, while others were sliced in half.
Wherever the wind blades passed, even the shrubs were cut in half.
"I'll handle this!"
The sound of projectiles in the forest made Odyssey's face change.
He stepped forward swiftly, raising his shield.
"Impenetrable Wall!"
A golden light wall suddenly expanded from the shield.
Forming a magical light shield five meters wide and three meters high.
The appearance of the light shield dispelled the surrounding darkness.
Bolts shot out from the forest, striking the light shield.
The bolts that hit the light shield were deflected.
"Are these... bolts?"
Seeing the bolts fall to the ground, Rachel's expression changed slightly.
"This isn't good, Martha, full defense!"
Just as Rachel finished speaking.
The sound of projectiles filled the depths of the forest in all other directions.
Martha frantically waved her staff.
Seeing there was no time, Aileen waved her staff.
"Arcanum Ha!"
A chant that sounded like a reprimand echoed through the forest.
A whirlwind suddenly arose around the five.
A visible whirlwind swirled around them.
Sweeping up a large amount of dead leaves and dust.
The bolts shooting in from all directions were blown away by the whirlwind.