Chapter 6 Treasure Hunt

"Are you sure there is a Treasure Trove hidden in this direction?"

"Mu... Boss, please trust my intuition! Since I was young, I've had a special sense for valuable items nearby, but most of them are guarded by powerful monsters, making them generally hard to obtain."

"Oh, and how many times have you successfully found one?"

"This... maybe about seven or eight times... After all, we cat-eared demi-humans are a race with slightly weaker combat power, and my mom told me to hide this ability since I was small. Over time, I've rarely used it..."

Nina spoke the title, which still felt a bit awkward to say.

By now, she had accepted the reality that she had become an employee under Mu An.

Although the process was a bit muddled, the simple condition of being able to eat her fill was enough to make her full of motivation!

"Then get ready for battle!"

"There is a Goblin gathering place in this direction, with at least twenty of them!"

Mu An narrowed his eyes slightly and lowered his voice.

On the [Enemy Detection Radar], a small-to-medium-sized Goblin gathering place appeared nearby, and the one with the highest Rank among them was a Level 29 Goblin Priest.

[These monsters happen to be under level thirty, why not try a new way of playing?]

Mu An silently took out a [Soul-Confusing Smoke Grenade] he had just obtained.

It was time to let these monsters experience the overbearing... err, it should be 'the power of technology'!

Upon hearing that the enemy consisted of over twenty Goblins, Nina was clearly stunned, doubting if she had misheard something.

"Ho... How many? At least twenty Goblins? Can just the two of us do it?"

"Relax, even if twenty more came, it wouldn't be a problem!"

Mu An appeared full of confidence.

Two against twenty, the advantage is with me!

That was what he said, but the young girl was still somewhat worried, her pretty face full of clouds of concern.

She had even prepared herself internally to stay behind and cover Mu An's retreat if they were defeated.

Just consider it repaying the other party for saving her life and providing her with a meal.

...

At this moment.

A group of Goblins with simple animal skins wrapped around their lower bodies were dancing around a bonfire.

The strange ritualistic movements + the whispers like those of an ancient god made them look like a bunch of ugly drunks.

Not far away, the altar was filled with fresh flesh and various fruits, and the special runes engraved on the ground were emitting a strange red light.

A Goblin Priest holding a staff decorated with skulls was chanting, seemingly presiding over some mysterious ritual.

Tap tap —

Amidst the rustling of the wind.

A Goblin suddenly discovered a small, intricately decorated gadget on the ground.

It widened its green eyes, immediately picked it up, and held it out like a treasure as it walked toward the sturdy Big Goblin nearby.

Only...

The [Soul-Confusing Smoke Grenade] suddenly exploded violently at one moment.

It instantly spread countless pale purple smoke into the surroundings, and the soul-confusing effect was immediate.

By the bonfire, the many Goblins had no idea what was happening.

They twitched their noses, took a few steps forward, and then fell down with a thud, fainting directly on the ground.

As the highest-Rank Goblin in the tribe, the Goblin Priest seemed to realize something.

But before it could cast a spell to struggle, it 'fell asleep' just like the other low-level Goblins, and the scepter in its hand slipped and rolled to the side.

In an instant, the lively bonfire party became cold and desolate.

Only the crackling sounds from the firewood remained.

Waiting a little longer, until the soul-confusing smoke dissipated somewhat, Mu An and Nina finally 'arrived late'.

To prevent inhaling the residual purple smoke, both of them put on gas masks.

Don't ask where they came from; the answer is Mu An's super-strong sense of precaution, having purchased relevant survival equipment in advance.

And the power of modern technology was as reassuring as ever!

"Move!"

After confirming on the [Enemy Detection Radar] that all enemies had fallen into a deep coma, Mu An decisively made a gesture to act.

He took the lead, casually picked up a spiked club that had fallen to the ground, raised it high, and smashed it fiercely onto the head of a comatose Goblin.

The opponent's vital points were attacked, it twitched violently, and then its legs went straight.

The HP above its head was also cleared at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"You have killed 1 Level 14 Goblin by exceeding your Rank, and obtained a total of [Experience Points + 220]!"

"You picked up the Goblin's loot — [Copper Coin + 8]!"

"You activated [Gold - Eater is King] and devoured 1 Goblin, congratulations on obtaining — [Strength + 1]!"

Mu An looked around; everything he saw was 'upgrade experience', and he couldn't help but chuckle.

"Doesn't this feel great?"

In fact.

Mu An's decision not to use a gun directly was also well thought out.

Currently, all Goblins were in a coma, equivalent to lambs waiting to be slaughtered, completely unable to cause any trouble.

If he used the [magic desert eagle], he might waste rare magic bullets.

It would be better to eliminate these guys directly using the most primitive physical method, simple and efficient.

On the other side.

Nina was also waving the dagger in her hand continuously, harvesting the lives of these Goblins like the Grim Reaper.

At this moment, her mind was still slightly dazed.

This powerful Goblin tribe, capable of destroying most demi-human villages, had fallen into the hands of the two of them just like this?

It felt as easy as drinking water!

And thinking of the special mask she was wearing on her face right now, plus the thing Mu An had shown her earlier that could keep glowing just by pushing a certain part (she didn't even feel a trace of magic fluctuation on it).

Everything was constantly refreshing her worldview.

[Could it be that the human Empire outside the labyrinth has developed to this extent?]

[Wait! Am I... getting stronger?!]

Suddenly, Nina froze.

After cutting the throat of a Goblin just now, a warm current surged in her body and slowly spread to her limbs and bones.

She was too familiar with this feeling.

Because this was the feeling of becoming stronger after Cultivating to a certain level each time.

At this moment, Nina felt that her whole body was full of strength, so comfortable that she almost let out a soft cry.

What was going on?

She remembered that she was still a distance away from a further improvement in her strength, so why did she suddenly have a Breakthrough now?

Could it be because...

The young girl secretly glanced at Mu An's magnificent face, and an emotion surged inexplicably in her heart.

Not sure, try again!

On the other side.

Mu An had already raised his 'butcher knife' toward the highest-Rank Goblin Priest.

Facts proved that compared to the skull of the Goblin Priest, the spiked club in his hand was harder!

"You have killed 1 Level 29 Goblin Priest by exceeding your Rank, and obtained a total of [Experience Points + 6000]!"

"Your Rank has increased (Level 4 → Level 11), all attribute points + 8, free attribute points + 8!"

"Note: For every ten levels increased, the obtainable free attribute points double."

"For example, for every level up from 0-10, you can obtain 1 free attribute point, for every level up from 11-20, you can obtain 2 free attribute points, and so on."

"You picked up the Goblin's loot — [Silver Coin + 5]!"

"You activated [Gold - Eater is King] and devoured 1 Goblin Priest, congratulations on obtaining — [Mental Energy + 5], [Lv0. Corpse Summoning]!"