Chapter 108: Mutation
After completely digesting the Diamond Lizard, Mo Se directly leveled up to 21, crossed into Silver Grade, and his health reached over 5000, having learned a new skill called ‘Devour.’
It was unclear whether this was due to its own eating effects or similar to the forced devouring of creatures like the Diamond Lizard.
Meanwhile, Zane’s experience had also increased significantly, and after killing two or three more Diamond Lizards, he could level up directly.
Unfortunately, that big guy was quite strong but didn’t drop anything.
It is worth mentioning that Mo Se’s size had increased about twice; if previously it was roughly the size of a tricycle, now it was close to that of a small truck.
To save time, Zane had the two goblins sit on board as well, and fortunately, Mo Se had a gentle temperament and showed no signs of rejection.
“At this speed, we’ll reach our temporary stronghold in 10 minutes… no, 7 minutes!” Kainel said excitedly.
Sure enough, after 7 minutes, Mo Se smoothly traversed various terrains, and a long, ten-meter barricade appeared ahead.
“Heroes, we’ll first report to the clan leader; please wait here for a moment,” Kainel and Libri said politely.
“Mm, go ahead.”
Zane curiously looked around; this place resembled the camp established by Lord Xisi initially—there was a large tent in the center surrounded by smaller tents. Though a bit crude, it was necessary for rapid relocation in case of emergencies.
Several Snow Feather Goblins were guarding two arrow towers behind the barricade.
Though called arrow towers, they were essentially makeshift sentry posts made of wooden frames, with two archers stationed on one tower, observing the surroundings.
At that moment, all eyes were on them, yet they made no move, likely having spotted the two goblins earlier.
So slow, what are they doing in there?
Suddenly, loud noises came from the large tent, which even Zane could hear clearly.
“Clan leader, you’ve gone mad!” It was Kainel’s voice, unmistakably agitated.
Then there was silence.
Shortly after, a short and robust goblin emerged from the large tent.
“;g_zんě几箇ん類很桅險，立そěㄊカ掱！﹖”
Zane was confused; what was that?
Suddenly, the goblins in the arrow towers aimed their short bows at them.
Whoosh——!
Arrows flew through the air.
Wishing—Inferno!
A Fire Curtain rose, blocking all attacks.
The goblins on the arrow towers changed expressions and pulled out more arrows to prepare for another attack.
At the same time, a layer of faint blue sheen covered the tips of their arrows.
Moreover, several more goblins rushed out from other tents, each armed with a short bow.
Zane couldn’t help but recall the fear of being chased by skeleton archers on the second level of the underground passage.
When the attacks with blue arrow lights struck the Fire Curtain, it produced intense sounds of elemental collision.
Attribute attack!?
No, this won’t last long. Though unsure why this group of goblins suddenly turned against them, now that they had attacked, they had to be mentally prepared to bear the consequences!
Wishing—Frost!
The originally cool air suddenly changed drastically, and snowflakes began to fall, drifting down; the Snow Feather Goblins… moved as usual!?
“Zing!” Zane clicked his tongue, “Mo Se, dig a tunnel! One that leads to the largest tent inside!”
She needed to confirm what exactly was happening.
The Sacred Demon Beetle immediately began to burrow underground, while Starry stood on the beetle’s back, raising the Qiu Yue Sword, “You like to shoot, huh? Crazy Sword Technique!”
Due to the distance, she couldn’t directly hit these goblins, but cutting the arrow towers in half was possible.
Sure enough, the poorly made wooden frames couldn’t withstand such violent sword energy; the goblins on top screamed as they fell to the ground.
Then, the three of them dove into the ground.
…
It must be said that Mo Se’s digging speed was even faster than a jackhammer, with its enormous tentacles and quickly stretching legs constantly dismantling the solid blocks of dirt in front.
Thud!
Not knowing how much time had passed, dim light filtered into the tunnel, and there was no one behind; it seemed they didn’t dare to rush into the tunnel.
After digging up the last small patch of ground above, they finally got a clear view of the layout above.
The surrounding area was dimly lit, with a torch fixed in an iron ring, and ahead stood a horizontally placed stone table and wooden stump, appearing to be an office space.
They must not have dug in the wrong place!
“Well done, Mo Se!” Zane patted its broad head.
“Hiss—!” it responded.
“Stay right here, and let me scout the path first.”
Mo Se obediently backed off, and Zane climbed out of the pit.
“Hmm—hmm!”
What sound was that? Zane turned to see two Snow Feather Goblins tied in the corner of the large tent, their mouths gagged with strips of cloth—it was Kainel and Libri.
…
Outside, chaotic sounds occasionally erupted, but no one entered the large tent.
“What’s going on?”
Kainel spat out the cloth in his mouth, anxiously saying, “The clan leader is acting strangely! He wasn’t like this before!”
“Ding!”
System Notification: The ‘Relay Message’ task has been completed, earning 580,000 experience points, ‘Ice Feather Arrow’ Skill Book*1.
Zane received a skill book, while Starry only got experience.
According to Kainel, the Snow Feather Goblin tribe had always avoided conflict, living in harsh environments to temper their minds, which granted them some control over ice elements.
They were forced to migrate to Ling Yao Valley due to pressure from the Dark Faction’s influence.
Just a moment ago, their clan leader had made the crazy statement about launching a full-scale war against humans!
The Snow Feather Goblins ended up in such a tragic situation, with several clan members tragically dying in the bellies of Diamond Lizards each day, all because of the deadlock between the Light and Dark Factions.
As the main force of the Light Faction, humans were to blame, and rather than suffer the massacre by Diamond Lizards here, it was better to go to the front lines and fight humans!
“The clan leader must be possessed!” Kainel insisted, “After we mentioned your situation, he firmly believed we were being manipulated and bound us up.”
Libri added, “Yeah, the clan leader I know would never make such a decision!”
“Heroes, can you help us once more?”
“Ding!”
System Notification: Kainel has issued you an S-rank task ‘Snow Feather Turmoil.’ Do you accept? Note: During this task, the casualties of the Snow Feather Goblins must not exceed 50%; otherwise, the task will fail and trigger unknown changes.
S-rank task!??
Upon careful consideration, the difficulty of the task is determined by the system according to the attributes of the player.
Zane was confident he could wipe out all the goblins here, so this was completely unworthy of the S-rank difficulty.
Could the problem lie in the notification?
Casualties must not exceed 50%?
In other words, did she need to constantly withstand firepower from more than half the tribe to fight the clan leader? Or was it something even more severe?
