Chapter 25 (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

It took three hours for Nie Fan, Xue Yu, and Lin Suyue to reach the very heart of the Blazing Goblins’ settlement, and untold numbers of slain Blazing Goblins.

At the same time, Nie Fan’s had reached 21% in Level 19, as compared to his initial Level 18.

That was an acceptable rate, and actually quicker than his estimation.

The trio had also obtained many items, including several Level 25 White-grade items along with herbs and leather. Be that as it may, those items were not quite valuable and would not even compensate for Nie Fan’s mana consumption when sold.

“I didn’t think that his settlement would be so wide. Where are we now, actually?” Xue Yu asked as he stared at the map.

“We should be almost at the center zone,” Nie Fan replied. “We would find the Goblin Firewalker further ahead—level thirty Miniboss, over five thousand HP, strengthened armor, and AOE fire spells.”

It was also the most powerful Boss at their current location, and every party of elite players were still ants they could crush with a single blow at the moment.

Both Xue Yu and Lin Suyue could mostly guess how powerful that monster was from Nie Fan’s description: They basically had no chance against at their current level.

“Are we going, then?” Xue Yu asked, unsure why Nie Fan led them here since looking for a Level 30 Miniboss now was no different from going to die.

“Not at the moment. After leveling up twice more.” Nie Fan said as he checked out the topography around them.

It was not as if increasing two levels would allow them to take down a Level 30 Miniboss. Xue Yu and Lin Suyue refrained from asking, however, since Nie Fan might have another plan in mind.

The sixty-odd straw huts around them were arranged circularly and closely to each other, and it was quite the hassle searching through all of them.

After some mental calculation, Nie Fan then turned to his friends and said, “Xue Yu, search the sixth hut from here while Su Yue search the thirteenth. Hide if you run into any Blazing Goblins, I’ll head over to get rid of them for you.”

“Got it.” The pair hence dashed towards their respective objectives. Even if they didn’t know how Nie Fan told them to do that, they were already used to not doubting him.

At the same time, Nie Fan would slowly clear up any Blazing Goblins nearby. He could handle two at the same time, although he could only evade places where there were too many of them.

Around three minutes later.

“Nie Fan, I’ve got nothing.” Xue Yu said in the party chat.”

Nie Fan thought about it. “Take the twenty-third, then.”

Soon, Lin Suyue exclaimed in delight into the party chat as well, “I found a Warrior-class Copper Greatsword, level twenty-five!”

A single Copper Greatsword would sell for over a thousand bronze coins even with weak stats—this one in particular would fetch two thousand with its good stats of +5 Attack and +2 Strength.

“Nie Fan, I found something here too: it’s a Copper Hammer, Holy Knight-class.”

“Got it,” Nie Fan said. “You two could go look through more straw huts, but you don’t have to look too carefully since there’s probably nothing now.” He should just let Xue Yu have that Hammer, while earning some money by selling the Level 25 Greatsword, which would be enough for their potions in the future.

In reality, Nie Fan had anticipated that they would find those items. Those were rewards for frontline explorers, and most players had to search carefully to find them inside the huts.

If they searched each of those sixty-odd straw huts, it would take at least an hour.

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