novelnext Chapter 102 Instant Kill
Chapter 102 Instant Kill
Chapter 104 Instant Kill
Name: Wrathful Goblin
[Race: Chaos Corruptor]
[Rank: Silver]
Specialties: Boiling Resentment, Cursed Body, Ignoring Disability, Unending Berserk, Collective Unconscious Connection
[Skills: Resentment Rush Iv.4, Beastly Howl Iv.2, Furious Thorn Slash Iv.2]
[Status: Contemptuous Whispers]
Luo Lan looked at the unusual goblin in front of her with a slightly solemn expression.
It went from being a tiny creature less than a meter tall, to bursting out with the sounds of flesh tearing and bones growing, and in just a few seconds, it swelled into a giant, berserk green monster that was two meters tall.
In Luo Lan's still-activated True Sight vision, the small, green-skinned monster that was originally of the Iron Rank had now transformed into a giant green-skinned beast of the Silver Rank.
This bizarre change was far beyond the realm of normal demons. Even Luo Lan couldn't help but twitch his eyelids.
With a direct leap in strength across two extraordinary levels, Luo Lan felt that even with [Condensation] "Gundam Piloting," he might not be able to achieve such a leap.
If this were just a lone [Silver Rank] monster, Luo Lan would have no problem dealing with it.
But for goblins, these naturally occurring monsters that can reproduce rapidly.
If all of them, after meeting certain specific conditions or receiving certain instructions, could forcibly enhance their strength through this "clothing-tearing transformation" method—
Luo Lan had already foreseen a terrible situation: the goblins all over the mountains and plains would use this method to form legions of dozens or even hundreds of [Silver Rank] berserk monsters.
With such strength, the goblin army could easily wipe out several remote human villages outside the major civilizations, as easily as harvesting wheat.
Rom, like Roland, was clearly aware of this terrifying possibility.
The veteran's face tensed, and with a clang, his heavy, nicked iron sword was drawn again. He lowered his body, intending to kill the mutated monster on the spot and prevent future trouble.
Luo Lan took a large step forward, turned her head slightly, and said calmly to Rom, "Your old injury has flared up again, so you should rest for a while. I can handle this."
Before he finished speaking, Luo Lan casually pulled up and fastened his helmet and visor. After the previous battle, his broadsword, which was already covered in green blood, was once again drawn swiftly.
The two-meter-tall giant goblin was completely transformed in those few short seconds.
It seems that because its body was forcibly stretched by violent chaotic energy, it lost its normal vocal cord structure and can no longer utter the stuttering Akquad common language.
Then, the giant goblin opened its gaping maw, full of yellow teeth, at Luo Lan before it: "Roar—!!!"
The berserk release of the skill [Beast's Roar Iv.2].
With that terrifying roar that almost ripped eardrums apart, the goblin's already two-meter-tall body underwent another abnormal writhing and swelling of its muscles, growing even larger.
In its dark red eyes, all rationality that belongs to intelligent beings can no longer be seen; it is completely filled with a wild desire for destruction.
The dark red lines on his arms, which resembled veins, were dazzlingly bright at that moment.
The enraged monster raised its crude metal left glove, hastily cobbled together from gears and iron plates.
The raging chaotic magic, propelling the metal shards that had been torn apart by the expanding muscle groups, slammed down on Luo Lan's head like a battering ram.
【Thorn Slash Iv.2】!
"call""
Even the air itself emitted a muffled popping sound under this brute force.
Seeing the overwhelming pressure of the fist shadows, Ollie, watching from a distance, cried out in terror, "Ah! Uncle Luo Lan, watch out!"
At the critical moment, Luo Lan simply raised his head slightly and looked at the terrifying shadow of the giant goblin in front of him, which was half a body taller than him.
He took a deep breath and slowly said, "Get lost."
The word "roll" was drawn out for a very long time.
With this sound, a ring of sound waves, almost visible to the naked eye, emanated from the mouth area beneath Luo Lan's helmet visor in a cone shape.
[Sonic Shock Iv.2].
The sonic shockwave, carrying substantial destructive power, slammed into the giant goblin's wide-open chest without reservation.
Time seemed to freeze for a brief moment at that instant.
The giant goblin's attack was interrupted by the [Sonic Shock], and its heavy metal fist was suspended in mid-air.
Immediately afterwards, the entire two-meter-tall giant body was hit head-on by the continuous sonic attacks, and its entire chest cavity caved in, emitting a series of teeth-grinding bone-cracking sounds.
The giant goblin's two large feet instantly left the ground, and it was blasted backward by the violent sound wave.
"Boom! Boom one!"
The massive body left a green afterimage in mid-air, smashing through two half-person-high gray-white rocks, sending the debris flying in all directions amidst the dust and smoke.
"boom!!"
It wasn't until it crashed heavily onto the third, larger, and heavier boulder that its body, propelled backward by the sound waves, finally came to a stop, leaving a spiderweb-like network of cracks on the rock face.
This series of brutal impacts turned the goblin's back into a bloody mess, with several thick, white spines piercing through the muscles.
With a single, simple strike from Luo Lan, the giant goblin's back was already a bloody mess, with flesh torn up and bones exposed.
However, the Giant Goblin's [Ignore Injuries] feat is in effect.
Despite the fatal wounds that would have killed an ordinary monster, the giant goblin completely ignored the broken bones and torn organs.
"Hoichi"
A deep, hoarse roar was heard, and a large metal hand, covered in dust and blood, slammed its hand on the ground.
The monster smashed the rocks beneath it and bounced up again.
In its increasingly frenzied, unfocused eyes, only the instinct to tear everything in front of it to shreds remained.
The giant goblin strode forward and charged towards Roland once more.
As it charged forward, its entire body glowed with dark red patterns, as if it had been injected with some kind of highly poisonous dye, gradually turning into an eerie and dazzling purple.
The green blood dripping from his mangled back had turned into putrid blood with a faint purple tinge.
The purple, filthy blood, upon falling onto the limestone ground, immediately emitted a hissing, corrosive sound and billowed up plumes of pungent purple smoke.
[Resentment Erupts Iv.4]!
This is a buff skill that completely sacrifices one's own defense and sanity, purely exchanging damage for damage.
The deeper the trauma and the more physical pain, the stronger the destructive power generated by this mad resentment.
Even if this skill might cause irreversible and severe chaotic distortion sequelae.
But for a monster possessing the [Unending Berserk] feat, this side effect is naturally ignored by it as it loses its sanity.
"Thump, thump, thump!"
The heavy footsteps of the giant goblin made the ground of the entire scree slope tremble.
The monster's feet even shattered the hard slabs of stone below, sending up a cloud of flying rocks mixed with purple blood.
With the terrifying boost of [Rage of Resentment], its power has been raised from [Silver] to the [Silver+] level.
The enormous metal glove-shaped fist, accompanied by an even more powerful whooshing sound than before, locked onto Luo Lan's face once again.
When the opponent uses a buff skill, Luo Lan will also activate "Phase Two".
"Thump, thump, thump."
The two hearts in the chest cavity were like two high-pressure engines that had been suddenly ignited, emitting a continuous, thunderous rumble.
[Rage Iv.2] activated!
The scalding new blood originating from the [Heart of the Fearful and Wrathful Stitched Corpse] instantly washed over every inch of the meridians of this golden-tier body.
Although the giant goblin's strength and speed were terrifying, Roland was faster and more stable!
[Agility: 22] Combined with the superb skills of [Holy Kingdom Military Physical Technique Iv.2], there are no unnecessary movements.
With an extremely agile and flexible movement, Luo Lan's body turned sharply to the left, causing the giant goblin's massive fist, carrying a foul stench, to graz the edge of Luo Lan's shoulder armor.
"Bang!!"
The giant goblin's punch slammed solidly into the limestone strata, and the gears and iron plates on its metal glove became stuck in the broken rock, unable to be pulled out.
Taking advantage of a momentary opportunity, Luo Lan used the excellent position created by dodging to the side to raise his right iron boot and unceremoniously step on the broad back of the giant goblin that was still spurting purple blood.
Using the monster's body as a springboard, Luo Lan leaped lightly into the air as if defying gravity.
A dazzling white light suddenly shone from the broadsword he was holding.
[Holy Light IV.?] Enchantment.
Luo Lan twisted in mid-air, his broadsword slicing smoothly towards the back of the giant goblin's neck in an extremely tricky trajectory.
"Pfft, sss."
The sound of the strike hitting its mark was more like a hot knife slicing through a large piece of butter than metal breaking bone.
Originating from the power of order to punish chaos, the pale holy light displayed absolute attribute advantage against the goblins whose race had mutated into [Chaos Erosion Bodies].
With a swift movement, the sword fell.
A green-skinned, bald head covered in yellow, rotten teeth and with wide, scarlet eyes, dripping with filthy blood, rolled out and bounced several times on the ground, rolling more than ten meters away.
"Bang."
The giant goblin's headless body, over two meters tall, crashed to the ground like a collapsing green mountain of flesh, its thick, greenish-purple blood spraying out in a fan shape across the open space like a fountain.
The goblin stopped moving completely.
From its sudden "clothing explosion and transformation" to being knocked back by Luo Lan's sonic wave, and then being beheaded with a single sword strike.
The whole process looked like both sides were using their skills frequently and it was a close call, but in reality the entire battle lasted less than half a minute.
Only Luo Lan achieved a swift and decisive victory.
The wind howled past, carrying a pungent purple haze, and the gravel slope was deathly silent.