The Goblin Shaman slowly walked over, stooping to pick up the weapon.

With a smug, malicious grin on his face, he muttered, "ZI ZI ZI! It's really an iron weapon!"

Suddenly, his expression changed, and he glared at Neo coldly. "You can die now!"

In the next second, he charged at Neo with the knife, moving at an astonishing speed.

"What? This old man is actually so treacherous!"

Neo had anticipated that he would try to kill him, but he didn't expect him to be so straightforward and cunning, knowing to strike first and use diversion tactics.

A clang of iron weapons rang out, with sparks flying.

The Goblin Shaman, thinking he had succeeded, let out a triumphant, eerie laugh. "ZI ZI ZI! In this place, I won't allow a goblin like you to exist!"

But when he turned to look, Neo was still standing there unscathed.

Because he was wearing plate armor, he had withstood the blow.

The Goblin Shaman's eyes widened in fury, and he wanted to roar, but a sharp pain in his chest stopped him.

Looking down, he saw a pointed spearhead had somehow pierced his chest.

"You! Aaaaah! I'll kill you!"

The Goblin Shaman, disregarding everything else, continued to resist.

Neo, however, had already prepared for this. He had several spearheads lodged in his body.

As the Shaman charged, Neo simply threw them at him.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

In an instant, the Shaman was knocked down, with his head, chest, arms, and face all impaled by sharp spearheads.

"He's even weaker than I imagined. It seems I overestimated the defensive power of goblins," Neo said, surprised at how easily he had won.

By killing him, Neo could now take control of this group of goblins and quickly strengthen them, seeking revenge on Hu Ruonan and the White-robed Nun.

The Goblin Shaman, lying on the ground, screamed like a pig being slaughtered. "Don't kill me, please! I took you in; you can't kill me."

He put on a pitiful, crying face, looking very miserable.

Neo's expression was cold, his eyes filled with sinister murderous intent.

As a goblin now, he had no mercy; he could kill whenever he wanted.

At that moment, the goblins who had gone out to find wooden clubs returned one after another.

Seeing the scene, they all became furious and wild, very excited, but unsure of what to do.

The Goblin Shaman, like a drowning man clutching at a straw, quickly activated his Rallying Skill. "Kill him! Kill him!"

This voice tore through the tranquility of the forest, grating and unbearable.

However, the goblins remained unmoved, only showing a slight hesitation.

With the Shaman in such a pitiful state, his authority was gone, and his Rallying Skill was ineffective.

Neo picked up the crescent blade from the ground and walked up to him. "From now on, I am your new Boss! I will lead you to attack the elves, attack humans, mate fiercely, and have endless meat!"

In a moment, cheers erupted. "New Boss! New Boss!"

With a swift motion, Neo sliced off the Goblin Shaman's arm and threw it towards the goblin crowd.

"Boss! Boss!"

The goblins swarmed and began to fight over the flesh.

Neo stepped back slowly, allowing the goblin crowd to completely devour the Shaman, leaving nothing behind.

Now, he was the elder of this group of goblins.

And he had acquired the 'Rallying' skill.

"Boss, what's going on?!"

Moon, awakened by the noise, came out, leaning on a wooden stick to check the situation.

Neo explained everything to her, almost scaring her out of her wits. "You killed the Shaman? Oh my god! His attributes were so high!"

"It's all thanks to you. You should go back and rest. I still have some things to handle here."

Neo then calmed the emotions of the many goblins.

He completed the assembly of all the iron spears, a total of fifty, multiplying the combat strength of this small tribe several times over!

Continuing his victorious speech, he urged them to keep searching for iron ore, the more the better.

Not only did every goblin need a weapon, but they also needed armor.

Only then could they defeat the elves, capture more breeding tools, and expand the tribe's population.

The goblin offspring born from elves could naturally grow into great beings, far surpassing those born from animals.

Five days passed.

This time, they had finally collected enough ore.

They began large-scale iron smelting.

Until everyone was fully equipped with armor and weapons, the sight of this goblin tribe was intimidating.

They were comparable to an army.

Unfortunately, their intelligence was a bit low, and they lacked tactics.

In battle, they could only rely on instinct.

"Today, we will go to the Enchanted Forest to kill monsters. You will follow my arrangements, or you will die!" Neo shouted at all the goblins in the tribe, standing on a rock.

He planned to train them so that attacking the elves would be easier.

Then, the goblin army set off in a grand and imposing manner!

Their formation was neat, and their momentum was strong.

It startled the birds into scattering and the animals into fleeing.

Soon, they saw a third-order enchanted creature, the Black-Plundering Giant Bear, feasting on a great-horned deer from a distance.

Its size was as large as that of an elephant!

The uprooted towering trees around it were enough to prove how ferocious this monster was!

Killing it would be too difficult; this group of goblins was far from sufficient.

At most, they could only target second-order enchanted creatures.

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Finally, they encountered a pack of second-order enchanted wolves.

There were seven or eight of them, each as big as a donkey.

It was important to note that these were creatures even the elves dared not provoke. They were among the most ferocious and powerful in the second-order category.

Fast, strong, and even capable of climbing trees.

Moreover, the alpha wolf could command tactics.

They could walk with impunity in the enchanted forest.

Listening to the low growls of the vicious wolves, some goblins' legs trembled with fear. "Boss, are we going to hunt enchanted wolves?"

Neo pondered for a moment and finally made up his mind. "Yes, by hunting enchanted wolves, our strength will be greatly enhanced."

Through the system, he discovered that the enchanted wolves possessed a very powerful skill.

"Iron Blood Ferocity."

Once blood was drawn, it would activate their ferocity, granting a 20% increase in all attributes and immunity to pain.

"You go left, you go right, and surround the wolf pack!"

Under Neo's commanding pressure, all the goblins had no choice but to swallow their fear and obediently encircle the pack of vicious wolves.

“Pressure them!”

Then, with a command from Neo, all the goblins began to dig into the ground, aiming their iron spears at the wolves, forcing them closer and closer together.

The enchanted wolves, cornered, began to stamp their feet and growl, lunging at the iron spears in a desperate attempt to carve out a path.

They wanted to break through and escape.

But in just a few moments, their bodies were pierced, blood flowing out.

Neo stood by, directing the goblins. “Hold your ground! Don't panic! Keep pressing these enchanted wolves tighter and tighter!”

Now, all they needed was for the enchanted wolves to exhaust themselves.

Sure enough, the wolf pack began to fall into chaos, no longer heeding the commands of their wolf king, and started to collide wildly.

Each wolf was covered in gashes.

Soon, they began to collapse one after another from excessive blood loss.

The goblin formation was only slightly disordered, after all, the enchanted wolves were still very powerful.

“Hahaha! Wonderful! We've killed them!”

“Can you believe we can eat enchanted wolves!”

“Long live the boss! Long live!”

All the goblins raised their hands again, cheering and jumping for joy.

They immediately began to feast on the enchanted wolves.

“Obtained the ability 'Iron Blood' (Passive skill: In combat, upon seeing blood, gain a 20% increase in all attributes, and immunity to pain, lasting for 3 minutes).”

After the feast, a system prompt sounded in Neo's mind.

This was the goblin's exclusive skill, Gene Devouring, which allowed them to grow stronger by consuming powerful creatures.

Despite starting as the weakest of monsters, they had the potential to become the strongest.

Truly, they were monsters blessed by a 'deity.'

With a glance, Neo saw that most of the goblins had leveled up to level 10, with the highest reaching level 13.

Their attributes had also doubled.

But it was still far from enough.

Next, they needed to continue hunting monsters, with the ultimate goal of hunting down the Black-Scaled Giant Bear!

By consuming its 'Mountain' skill, the goblins' health, strength, and defense could all increase exponentially!

It was unimaginable how powerful they would become.

Three days passed.

This massive goblin army had cumulatively killed three second-order monsters: enchanted wolves, giant-toothed boars, and earth monsters.

Four first-order monsters: tailless cats, ghost-faced monkeys, two-headed snakes, and wraiths.

In addition to 'Iron Blood Ferocity,' they had also obtained the skills 'Giant Fangs,' which allowed their teeth to grow larger and more powerful over time.

Then there was 'Stone-Skin,' which directly increased their base defense by 15 points, equivalent to wearing a suit of plate armor.

Most importantly, they had obtained the abilities of the first-order monsters, ghost-faced monkeys and tailless cats.

'Climbing' and 'Stealth,' which would play a crucial role in attacking the elven tribe in the future.

The abilities they had cut off were mostly of little use; the two-headed snake could secrete venom, and the wraith could turn into a ghost for a while after death.

But it was already enough.

At this moment, the ground began to vibrate rhythmically, signaling the approach of a gigantic monster!

Neo immediately became alert. "It's the perfect timing. It's the Black-Scaled Giant Bear! All of you, climb up the trees!"

"Ha ha ha!"

The goblins screeched and, like monkeys, easily climbed up the tall, straight trees, hiding in the darkness.

Sure enough, the elephant-sized Black-Scaled Giant Bear appeared, its pair of crimson eyes like two light bulbs, shining brightly in the dark.

"Huff, huff!"

The loud breathing was particularly eerie, constantly signaling that it was a colossal creature.

It was estimated to weigh 20 tons! Although similar in size to an elephant, its density, muscle content, and steel-like fur added much more weight.

In this enchanted forest, it was the true overlord, walking with impunity.

Any creature that saw it would avoid it at all costs, even the enchanted wolf pack.

The Black-Scaled Giant Bear sniffed its nose and, upon discovering the mushrooms Neo had left behind, quickly began to eat them.

Only then did everyone see its terrifying size, extremely robust and exuding an intangible aura of intimidation, causing everyone to unconsciously slow their breathing.

【Black-Scaled Giant Bear: Lv33

Race: Third-Order Magic Beast

Title: Ferocious, Brutal, Keep Your Distance, Immovable as a Mountain

Health: 1022

Strength: 219

Defense: 300

Skills: Savage Tear, Rampage, Mountain】

The Black-Scaled Giant Bear gobbled up the mushrooms, consuming hundreds of pounds in the blink of an eye.

It was about to leave.

Having entered the perfect attack position, Neo couldn't let it go. With a command, "Shoot it!"

"Ah!"

From the treetops, the goblins let out howls and swung their iron spears downward, one after another.

But they immediately regretted it. The iron spears couldn't even pierce the Black-Scaled Giant Bear's skin!

The strength of a third-order magic beast far exceeded that of a second-order.

Attacked, the Black-Scaled Giant Bear instantly went berserk, crashing around wildly.

Though it couldn't climb trees, its casual collisions caused the towering trees to collapse like matchsticks.

The goblins fell and scrambled to escape.

Neo's expression was solemn, but he wasn't panicked. "This shouldn't be happening. The death mushroom's toxin can kill even a fourth-order magic beast. Why isn't it dead after eating so much? Is it immune?"

But he had just checked, and the Black-Scaled Giant Bear didn't have a toxin immunity skill.

Among the mushrooms it had eaten, there were many highly poisonous ones, and the iron spears were coated with the paralyzing venom of the two-headed snake.

It seemed this creature was just too massive, and the venom was taking too long to take effect.

"Ah!"

One by one, the goblins let out screams as they were eaten by the Black-Scaled Giant Bear.

In no time, four or five goblins were swallowed.

Neo's eyes suddenly lit up. "Humph, a self-inflicted death?"

These goblins had the ability to secrete the venom of the two-headed snake, and once ingested, the toxicity would take effect much faster.

The Black-Scaled Giant Bear's movements began to sway.

It tried to knock down trees but couldn't hit them accurately.

"Boom!"

Finally, with a loud crash, the Black-Scaled Giant Bear fell to the ground!

Seeing this, all the goblins danced and celebrated wildly.

Neo quickly instructed, "Eat it all, and once you gain the skill, leave immediately!"

Gene Devouring wasn't something that granted skills in one bite; there was still a chance, but most of them could obtain it.

"Congratulations to the host for obtaining the 'Mountain' ability, doubling health points!"

After the feast, even though there was still plenty of the Black-Scaled Giant Bear's flesh left, they had to abandon it.

The commotion would surely attract more monsters.

Back in the tribe, Neo looked at the goblins with satisfaction; their strength had all increased significantly!

【Small Goblin: Lv18

Race: Goblin

Class: None

Title: Low-Order Magic Beast, Deity's Blessing, Magic Beast Slayer

Health: 231

Strength: 29

Defense: 40

Skills: Gene Devouring, Iron Blood Ferocity, Giant Fangs, Stone-Skin...】

Now, even a single goblin's total strength had reached over two hundred!

Equivalent to an average human adventurer.

During this time, Neo didn't neglect Moon either, whose level had already increased to 30, with a total strength of 400.

Comparable to Hu Ruonan at that time.

"Having gone through so much, my strength has finally made a qualitative leap," Neo sighed with emotion.

In the tribe, the bonfire was bright, emitting the aroma of roasted meat.

Compared to other transmigrants, his strength had increased too slowly, but it was already the best possible.

In this brutal world where death was always a possibility, just surviving was a major issue.

"Boss, what are we going to do next?" Moon asked curiously. She was now like a little cat, following Neo around obediently, very well-behaved.

She had completely become his plaything.

But Neo still regarded her as a friend, thinking, "It's about time to attack the elven tribe, in order to significantly increase our tribe's strength."

In theory, their current strength was already enough to deal with the White-robed Nun.

But that guy's master was the Sword Saintess, and if they were unlucky enough to run into her, they would still end up in a crushing defeat.

So, they needed to capture elves first, breed a new generation of goblins, and then they would have a foolproof plan.

Neo didn't want to go through that kind of torture again.

This time, he was the hunter!

But to be a hunter, one must sharpen their blade to a fine edge

To the north, in the Omnipotent Forest, lies the elven tribe.

Here, numerous towering trees with trunks over ten meters thick grow tall.

The elves prefer to carve out dwellings high up in these massive trunks, which effectively shelters them from enemies.

Combined with their proficiency in archery, their settlements are highly defensible, making it difficult for many monsters—and even humans—to attack successfully.

As a result, the elves have dominated this forest for thousands of years.